82 PRINCE— TATAR MATERIAL IN OLD RUSSIAN. . 



Booz = Bluz (Balus), a leader of the Polovsty in 1054, during the 

 first invasion ; cf. pojut vremja hiisovo, "they sing the times of Bus" 

 (in this passage, plainly a proper name). The word husovi (Igor, 

 375) is more likely connected with hosy (Igor, 685) : bosym volkom, 

 " like a gray wolf," not " bare-footed " and hence " swift-footed " 

 (Magnus). For the idea of color, see C. huz^=" caernlens" (CC. 

 145); note also hoxag {=^hozag) "fiisciis" and cf. Turkish hoz, 

 " steel-gray," and Osmanli bus, " ice." These Slavonic expressions 

 are all certainly loan-words from Tatar bus, "blue; gray." 



Bjes: djeti bjesovi (Igor, 186) ; translated by Magnus "children 

 of Baal," 7. e., "devilish children" (cf. Berneker, p. 56). Magnus 

 thinks bjes is a variant of bus-, but this is probably incorrect, 

 although it suggests the Cummanian bus, bos, seen in busov=^ 

 " ruina" (CC. 195). The phrase bjesovi djeti must mean "chil- 

 dren of the devil," from the Slavonic stem bjes (bes) "rage." 



Zencjug, "a collection of pearls" (Igor, 371) ; an older form 

 than the present zcmaig. Prof. Friedrich Hirth states that this is 

 an international word, known also in China; cf. Lithuanian loan- 

 word semczugas. This same stem is seen in Magyar gyongy and in 

 Osmanli inhi, pronounced indzi. Note that the change of / or / to 

 the palatalized dz is not unusual in Turkish; cf. C. ingcu (CC. 109), 

 Orkhonski Tatar jdnci'i, etc. This word does not appear in the non- 

 Russian Slavonic languages. 



Kaninu (Igor, 225) : na Kaninu zelenu papolomu polstla "and 

 bedded in him in the Kanina with a garment " ; thus Magnus. Note 

 that papoloma = Greek ircTrXuifm . Magnus, p. 74. rejects a Tatar 

 derivation, but C. kan and Turkish ^an = " blood." This word 

 kanina is probably a hybrid adjective meaning "bloody" and the 

 phrase should be translated: "and bedded him on a blood-stained 

 green garment " ; viz., in the earth. I question as to whether 

 Kanina in Igor is a place-name =Kajala; cf. 229: .y toj-ze kajoly 

 ought probably to be read: 5 toj-ze kaniny "from that place of 

 blood." The hero's father-in-law ordered his body to be carried 

 to Kiev. 



Kogan (Igor, 746): na kogana "against the Khan " = Tatar 

 kaghan (Orkhonski inscriptions; cf. Berneker, 468). This title 



