Re: French leave, Greek sex etc.

On 2008-09-25, wugi wrote:

"Yusuf B Gursey" :

"Turkey" (the bird). A word implying Turkish origin for it is used
in other languages besides English, I think. In Turkish it's "hindi"
implying an Indian origin.

this has been discussed before. the portugues introduced the bird to
india, and then sold to europe through rgypt. thus "turkey" because of
the turkic mamluke and then the otttomans

and F. dinde, and D. kalkoen (~ Calicut), and Pt. perú (more correctly)
(confusion between turkey and guinea fowl, and between India and "West
India")

See also French "cochon d'Inde" (guinea pig).


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