Talk:Octamasades
Latest comment: 2 years ago by UzunbacakAdem in topic Etymology of the name. A try
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Etymology of the name. A try
editHerodotus mentions the Scythian Chief Oktamasades (4:80).
Could this name be Turkish?
We know the pre-Atilla Hun Chief Oktar. Pritsak says it comes from the Old Turkish verb ökte-: (to encourage).
Ökte- (v)> Öktem: brave (strong) >? Oktamasades
More info> https://uzunbacakadem.blogspot.com/2022/05/herodotus-scythian-oktamasades-turkic.html
The same root?UzunbacakAdem (talk) 09:33, 8 July 2022 (UTC) Uzunbacak Adem