User talk:SokoloviSiviTici/Interior

Fin's notes:

Q1. What is the common name of the interior region?

 Possible etymologies:
 a. Yürek-Kök (Old Turkic, heart-sky); Yuereok
 b. Topraq-Qaryn (Old Turkic, earth-belly); Topracairn, Topraqarn
 c. Dund-kheer (Mongolian, middle-grassland); Dunkheer

Q2. What are the dominant inhabitants called?

 Possible etymologies:
 a. Ta-Pa (Tibetan, horsemen); Tapa, Tapay
 b. At-Kişi (Old Turkic, horse-people); Atkeshi
 c. Qan-Kişi (Old Turkic, blood-people); Qankesh, Kaankesh, Kanesh

Q3. When and why did the urbanization process begin?

Stage 1. Expansion; exacting tribute and conquering from cities established by other peoples.

Stage 2. Imperial; great kings establish their own capital cities. The cities rise and fall, but there are few permanent or powerful cities.

Stage 3. Mercantile; the surviving cities from previous periods become very large as trade volume increases. Smaller, agricultural cities are spawned in their orbit.

Q4. When was the Khaganate established? idk

Other possible names

Circassian

• Amrashynysha > Amasina (from Abkhaz амра sun + анышә land)
• Alasria or Alazria (from Abkhaz алашара light)
• Akhnar (from Adyghe агъунэр rim, border, edge, cf. Slavic *kraj)
• Suhaja (from Adyghe шӀуцӀэ black, compare Turkish *kara or Egyptian *khemi or *kemet