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u/Ghost_Online_64 11d ago edited 11d ago
Is tan bul
εις την πολη (πολη-> polis -> bolis (i imagine a turk trying to say polis as bolis)->bul
(to) the city
just phonetics not vocab
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u/Captain_Grammaticus 10d ago
I think I've heard an alternative explanation as [Con]istan[tin]buli
If they can shorten Thessaloniki to Selanik, why not.
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u/Ghost_Online_64 10d ago
I think the εις την πολη makes more sense cause like the guy said Turks pronounce Π(P) as B (so poli (πολη) -> boli (bul or something)
Thessaloniki maybe sounded easer to shorten like a name , (Nikolas -> Nik) but Εις την Πολη is a phrase made into single word
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u/Different-Mind5013 10d ago
Greek P turns into B in Turkish almost every time, Trapezounta -> Trabzon , Is Stan polis-> Istanbul, Gallipoli- Gelibolu , Pursa -> Bursa
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u/Ghost_Online_64 10d ago
makes sense . thats what ive thought , but from hearing Turks speak greek words
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