"Tmutarakan" meaning in All languages combined

See Tmutarakan on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Тмутарака́нь (Tmutarakánʹ), which is from the Byzantine Ancient Greek Ταμάταρχα (Tamátarkha). The Greek toponym is likely of Adyghe origin, deriving from the local native name West Circassian Тамэтӏаркъу (Tamɛtʼarqʷu). The Russian spelling is the result of a folk etymology that altered the word to fit the native Russian words тьма (tʹma, “darkness”) and тарака́н (tarakán, “cockroach”) (literally "dark cockroach"). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|Тмутарака́нь}} Russian Тмутарака́нь (Tmutarakánʹ), {{der|en|grc|Ταμάταρχα}} Ancient Greek Ταμάταρχα (Tamátarkha), {{der|en|ady|Тамэтӏаркъу}} West Circassian Тамэтӏаркъу (Tamɛtʼarqʷu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tmutarakan
  1. (historical) A medieval Kievan Rus' principality and trading town located on the Taman Peninsula. Wikipedia link: Tmutarakan Tags: historical
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