lygos Early Modern Period (~1600 AD) (quokk.au)
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Context: The Greeks used to say 'εἰς τὴν πόλιν' (eis tin polin), which the Turks said as Is-tan-bul. The phrase meaning 'to the city'

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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

It actually is, the -pur ending comes from Sanskrit पुर् (púr) which is related to greek πόλις (polis)

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Ok. Thanks for confirming that, and answering my second unasked question. I'd wondered if it was a legacy of Alexander's conquests, but doubted because I didn't think he made it as far as Bengal, though I wondered if it was a Greek linguistic relic that got naturalised into Hindi/Bengali. It's Sanskrit; makes more sense.

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