Turkic loanwords in Russian language

[Mikula]

When I started to learn Russian as a 10 years old kid, I have found that most of the Russian words is more or less simillar to my native Czech (or to another Slavic languages). But I was surprized that some term (for horse, dog, money, etc.) does not sound Slavic either. Later I have found that ones are of Turkic origin. You can see more at
this article.

[Hajimurad]

Are you wondered? Russians are neighbors of Turkic peoples (Tatars, Kazakhs, Bashkirs etc) and their languages were in contact by several hundred years.

[Thracian]

чай, лимон, кабак, март

[Mikula]

Are you wondered? Russians are neighbors of Turkic peoples (Tatars, Kazakhs, Bashkirs etc) and their languages were in contact by several hundred years.

I am not wondered now, but I was wondered surprized being 10 years old

[puritan.trad]

The Turkic languages of the steppe peoples and of the Anatolian Turks have had a surprisingly significant influence on the Russian and Ukrainian languages. Interestingly a lot of swear words in Russian are of this origin lol


Revision: most swear words in Russian which I thought were of Turkic origin are of Proto-Slavic origin. Nvm

[Salty Ears]

Interestingly a lot of swear words in Russian are of this origin lol

Three basic swear words in Russian - "hyj", "blyad'", "ebat'" of indo-european, slavic orgin. "Pidoras" of greek. So turkic orgin is just a myth

[PAGANE]

A large part of modern Russian is with Turkic borrowings in the dictionary. And this is perfectly normal given the ethnic composition of the Russian Empire and its historical formation

[Not a Cop]

I am not wondered now, but I was wondered surprized being 10 years old

What have impressed me is that word for father, that i always used is not Papa originally, but Tyatya, apparently it was displaced during frenchofication of Russian in XIX.

[Salty Ears]

What have impressed me is that word for father, that i always used is not Papa originally, but Tyatya, apparently it was displaced during frenchofication of Russian in XIX.

I never even thought about it, it seemed that just the common roots of the word. Anyway synonyms like "otets" or "batya" also very common, but "papa" more tender.

[Not a Cop]

I never even thought about it, it seemed that just the common roots of the word. Anyway synonyms like "otets" or "batya" also very common, but "papa" more tender.

It's common, but batya usually has a somewhat rough connotation, f.e. in an interview you would never say batya, but otec or papa, it's really amazing how such a basic word was replaced.