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Yarasa – Revisiting the Turkish name for bat

Publication date: 20.02.2026

Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2026, Volume 143, Issue 1, pp. 43-47

https://doi.org/10.4467/20834624SL.26.004.23151

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Marek Stachowski
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-8862 Orcid
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Yarasa – Revisiting the Turkish name for bat

Abstract

A recently discovered Old Uyghur variant of the Turkic name for bat is difficult to explain. This author presents his view on the structure and the development of this word, as well as of several other forms in the Turkic languages.

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Information: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2026, Volume 143, Issue 1, pp. 43-47

Article type: Original scientific article

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-8862

Marek Stachowski
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-8862 Orcid
Contact with author
All publications →

Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Poland

Published at: 20.02.2026

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