tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post6054525785665528309..comments2024-01-02T21:52:58.449-05:00Comments on Polyglot Vegetarian: BurekMMcMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050858208942064042noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-7811751027542717432011-03-06T05:36:04.070-05:002011-03-06T05:36:04.070-05:00In Hungarian, there is the word "burok" ...In Hungarian, there is the word "burok" (pron.: bouroque),meaning all sorts of shells (chestnut, wallnut), envelopes, etc. even the amniotic sac, things which cover and/or hide entirely something.<br />It is also the name of a pastry case.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730773457182803379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-83338707791712453172007-01-08T15:36:00.000-05:002007-01-08T15:36:00.000-05:00So maybe a non-standard transmission path leads to...So maybe a non-standard transmission path leads to <i>pirog</i>'s lack where you'd otherwise expect it?<br /><br />I am inclined to see a relationship, since the sound and meaning are pretty close. But I am by no means an expert.<br /><br />The question seems to be pretty widespread. For instance, <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/sci.lang/browse_frm/thread/b11e0b7b6db8279d">here</a> is a sci.lang discussion referencing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Burek#Proposed_Merge">talk page</a> of the Wikipedia page, which some proposed to merge with pierogi. But <a href="http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9811&L=indology&D=1&P=45133">here</a> is a posting on some list from 1998 saying that the Turkic connection was rejected by Slavic linguists decades before.MMcMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050858208942064042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-72925789757519330292007-01-07T16:54:00.000-05:002007-01-07T16:54:00.000-05:00There has been a Turkish (Tatar) population in Pol...There has been a Turkish (Tatar) population in Poland at least since the first battle of Tannenburg (1410). So the word pirogy might ultimately be Turkish.John Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058849885222086640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6755950306920485021.post-69256377867898225492007-01-07T07:29:00.000-05:002007-01-07T07:29:00.000-05:00Nice post - and don't forget Algerian Arabic بوراك...Nice post - and don't forget Algerian Arabic بوراك bûrâk!Lameen Souag الأمين سواقhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773164776222840428noreply@blogger.com