Why do Albanians, Serbians, Turks, Bulgarians..

**~~Pausanias~~** · 03-22-2017, 03:15 PM

..use the Greek expression "Ante/Aide" and "re", "more", "ore"?

This Greek expression is very common in countries like Albania, Serbia, Turkey, Bulgaria, even in Croatia.

άντε (ante)
Alternative forms: άιντε (áinte)

Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄγετε (ágete), imperative of ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”).

Pronunciation
IPA: /ˈade/
Hyphenation: ά‧ντε

άντε • (ánte)

(idiomatic) go
άντε από δω‎ ― ánte apó do ― clear off!
(idiomatic) go on
άντε ντε‎ ― ánte de ― go on!
(idiomatic) c'mon, come on (requires promtness)
άντε γρήγορα!‎ ― ánte grígora! ― hurry up!
(idiomatic) c'mon, come on (expressing surprise, disbelief or irony)
άντε, τι μου λες!‎ ― ánte, ti mou les! ― get away with you!
άντε, ρε, σοβαρά!‎ ― ánte, re, sovará! ― seriously!; you're kidding!
(idiomatic) let's
άντε ξεκινήστε!‎ ― ánte xekiníste! ― let's start!

Foreign forms:

Turkish: hayde / hadi
Albanian: hajde
Serbian, Bulgarian: ајде

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5
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ρε - re

Etymology
From Koine Greek ωρέ (ōré), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós).

Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɾe/
Interjection
ρε • (re)

(colloquial, informal) hey, eh, dude (a sort of vocative familiar call to a friend or acquaintance)
Ρε Γιάννη, τι γίνεται εκεί πέρα; Ακούω φωνές.‎ ― Re Giánni, ti gínetai ekeí péra? Akoúo fonés. ― Hey Gianni, what's going on over there? I can hear shouting.
Έλα ρε, μη λες τέτοια!‎ ― Éla re, mi les tétoia! ― Come on, dude, don't say stuff like that!
(colloquial, informal, offensive) hey, oi, you (a sort of vocative familiar call to strangers and unfamiliar people to deliberately offend)
Φύγε από δω, ρε αλήτη.‎ ― Fýge apó do, re alíti. ― Get out of here, you bum.
Ξέρεις ποιος είμαι εγώ, ρε;‎ ― Xéreis poios eímai egó, re? ― Oi, do you know who I am?
(colloquial, informal) jeez, gosh, yikes, my (expressing surprise or bewilderment)
Αχ ρε τι πάθαμε.‎ ― Ach re ti páthame. ― Oh jeez, look what happened to us.
Ρε, τον φουκαρά!‎ ― Re, ton foukará! ― Gosh, the poor wretch!

Related terms
βρε (vre)
μωρέ (moré)
μωρή (morí)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%81%CE%B5

**Shah-Jehan** · 03-22-2017, 03:17 PM

Maybe, its just a coincidence, or maybe because of Balkan Sprachbund.

The Balkan sprachbund or Balkan language area is the ensemble of areal features—similarities in grammar, syntax, vocabulary and phonology—among the languages of the Balkans. Several features are found across these languages though not all need apply to every single language. The languages in question may be wholly unrelated, belonging to various branches of Indo-European (such as Slavic, Greek, Romance, Albanian and Indo-Aryan) or even outside of Indo-European (such as Turkish). Some of the languages use these features for their standard language (i.e. those whose homeland lies almost entirely within the region) whilst other populations to whom the land is not a cultural pivot (as they have wider communities outside of it) may still adopt the features for their local register; this in turn is viewed as non-standard by their respective peoples away from the region.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_sprachbund

**~~Pausanias~~** · 03-22-2017, 03:20 PM

My theory is that the Ottomans adopted and later expanded it among their dominions of the Balkans.

**snegurocika** · 03-23-2017, 04:50 PM

I can speak only for Romanian, since it is the only Balkan language I know. The Turkish influence wasn't as extensive as somebody out of this region can imagine. Actually, as long the Ottomans got their tribute, they left quite a large autonomy to the provinces they had under their dominance. Nations were free to use their language in the daily life and official documents; they were free to follow their religion. Old Slavonic used in church and chancelleries influenced Romanian a lot more than Turkish. Less than 2% Turkish words can be found in the fundamental Romanian vocabulary compared to 11,5 % Slavic(Slavonic, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian etc) origin words.

The explanation should be looked for in antiquity. The Thracians and their relatives the Dacians occupied the same territories as the above mentioned nations and shared a common history and linguistic influence: first, the influence of Latin, due to the Roman Empire-which ended by Romanization of some tribes ; then, the influence of Slavic dialects. To explain everything by Turkish influence which was superficial and fairly recent, especially when there aren't strong evidences to prove it, is simply wrong.