Abstract:

A reflection of the relations of the Turkish peoples with various peoples in the Middle Ages and the result of the research of the quoted words, especially Arabic, Persian and Mongol elements, is of great importance in many aspects. The word cited in Codex Cumanicus, which is written in the speech language of the Deşt-i Kıpçak fields, also attracts attention in this regard. Codex Cumanicus’s words from the Old and Middle Mongol, Arabic and Persian elements, and also terms related to Christian religion. This article examines the quotes in Codex Cumanicus. The words quoted in the article are classified according to their origin (Mongol, Arabic, Persian and other languages). The position of the note words in the Kipchak language, the level of processing was tried to be determined, especially focused on the traces of some Mongol elements in some Contemporary Turkish languages. The search for loanwords, especially the Arab, Persian and Mongolian elements, which are a reflection and a result of the relations of the Turkish peoples with the various peoples in the Middle Ages is important in many respects. Loanwords which are in Codex Cumanicus, written in the spoken language of the Kipchak citizens of the Desht-i Kipchak area, also attracts attention in this regard. In Codex Cumanicus there are loanwords from ancient and middle Mongolian languages, Arabic and Persian elements, as well as Christian religious terms. In this article had been studied the loanwords in Codex Cumanicus which is written monument of Kipchaks and had been grouped the loanwords by the origins: Mongolian, Arabic, Persian and other languages. The position, level of use of loanwords in Kipchak language was tried to be determined, especially was focused on the trace of some Mongol elements in some contemporary Turkish languages.