Talk:Buri (Germanic tribe)
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[edit] Buri/Bavari
Hello 66.235.44.73, that is quite an interesting thought. These might be some early floating Bavarians, before the name became fixed on the current region. Bavaria, of course, comes from the name of the Celtic Boii, but they seem to have fled en masse before the onslaught of the Marcomanni and Quadi. Their former home was then named Bohemia and Bavaria in one form or another by the Germanics settling there. So, one might assume that some Bouroi were Germanic and not Celtic. The Greek would seem to have the required w in the form of a u. I don't see the etymology in the Wikipedia article on Bavaria (yet) but the name underwent quite a few alterations before it settled down to Bavaria. It would be tough to say exactly how it got to bouroi, whether Ptolemy was using Greek bou- "cow" or some abbreviated form of *Boiowar. Boii of course means the people of kine, parallel (W)itali. I think the suggestion is good enough to be in here in proper format not just as an Italicised comment. It's a suggestion, of course, not a certainty. And, I think YOU ought to do it, as you made the suggestion. If you care enough to have thought that much about it perhaps you care enough to go a little further. I look forward in the not too distant future to seeing your suggestion written up nicely. Best of luck.Dave 05:59, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Boiovari
Boiovari (inhabitants of the Boii land) -> Baiuvari -> Bavari —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.4.130.211 (talk • contribs).
- It's looks like the Celtic Boii have given their name to the Germanic Bavarians and the Slavic Bohemians (the Czechs). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.4.130.211 (talk • contribs).
[edit] Error in text?
The text reads: "Ptolemy, however, mentions the Lougoi Bouroi (transliterated by the scholars into Latin Lugi Buri)". Actually, according to this Greek source the actual Greek is "οῦγοι οἱ Βοῦποι" which should read "Lougoi oi Broupoi" I think. Ori Redler 15:01, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
