Osen, Khan of the Kumans (1019-1082)
1019--1082 (man)
Osen of the Kumans, Khan of the Kumans
Also Known As: "Osen of the Cumans", "Осеня"
Birthdate: cirka 1019
Birthplace: Russia
Death: Died 1082 in Russia.
The Cumans' name in Russian and German means "yellow", in reference to the color of the Cumans' hair.[21]:43 The Ukrainian word Polovtsy (Пóловці) means "blond", "pale yellow", since the old Ukrainian word polovo means "straw". Kuman (quba, quw) means "pale yellow", "yellowish grey", "pale, sallow, cream coloured" in Turkic.[22]:51[23] Some authors put forward the idea that the name Polovtsy referred to "men of the field, or of the steppe" (from the Ukrainian word pole: open ground, field), not to be confused with polyane (cf. Greek polis: city). In Slavic languages the word polyane literally means "open ground, field". According to O. Suleymenov polovtsy came from a word for "blue-eyed", since the Serbo-Croatian word plav means "blue" | |
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