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Name "Buddha“ in old Central Asian Languages with notes on Tocharian and on the Title Khagan

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SCHWARZ Michal

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Xiyu-zhongya yuwenxue yanjiu – 2012nian Zhongyang minzu daxue zhuban Xiyu-zhongya wenxue guoji xueshu yantaohui lunwenji. Studies in Central Asian Philology. Papers of the International Symposium on Central Asian Philology, November 2012, Beijing.
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Faculty of Arts

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Field Linguistics
Keywords Buddha; Khagan; Tocharian; Old Turkic; Chinese; Sogdian
Description With relation to historical migrations, the hypothesis about the origin of speakers of Tocharian A is formulated in the article, followed by the overview of forms of the name „Buddha“ in Tocharian, Sogdian, Old Turkic and Chinese. Contribution is concluded by the innovation of the etymology of the Old Turkic title Khagan.
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