Ünal, Orçun (2025) Hurro-Urarteo-Turcica: Linguistic Contacts between the Hurro-Urartian and Turkic Languages. ACTA ORIENTALIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 78 (3). pp. 411-445. ISSN 0001-6446
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Abstract
This paper explores possible linguistic contact between the Turkic and Hurro-Urartian language families through new lexical and morphological comparisons. It identifies several likely Hurro-Urartian loanwords in Turkic, mostly in basic vocabulary, and notes parallels in morphology. The distribution of these items suggests direct, late contact. A historical scenario is proposed in which Proto-Hurro-Urartian speakers, originally near the southeastern Caspian Sea, migrated westward under Achaemenid pressure. The analysis focuses on compelling examples beyond accidental phonetic similarity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Turkic languages, Hurro-Urartian languages, Linguistic contact, Lexical comparisons, Morphological elements, Loanwords, Historical linguistics |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World / történelem > D0 History (General) / történelem általában P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > P0 Philology. Linguistics / filológia, nyelvészet |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2026 16:56 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Feb 2026 16:56 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/233255 |
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