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Kazan Adının Kökeni
Origin of the Name of Kazan

Author(s): Serkan Acar
Subject(s): History
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: Kazan; Kazanka; Turk; Tatar; Russia

Summary/Abstract: There are many rumors about meaning of the name of Kazan; yet none of them are accepted as final. It is exremely natural create a number of folk tales and myths about origin of the name throughout the time. Besides, the word Kazan has been included in Indo-European languages by some researchers. Because of the lack of resources, even though the precise meaning of this name has not been known, the word is Turkish without doubt.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 27-33
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Turkish