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Cyrtians or
Kyrtians (Ancient Gr****: Κύρτιοι, romanized: Kýrtioi, Latin:
Cyrtii) were an
ancient tribe in
historic Iran near
Zagros Mountains.
Based on...
- of the name 'Kurd.'
Recent scholarship suggests it may
derive from the
Cyrtii or Corduene,
although this
remains uncertain, as does the
origin of the...
- the name of the
Kurds from
Qardu and
Corduene but opt for
derivation from
Cyrtii (Cyrtaei) instead.
Regardless of its
possible roots in
ancient toponymy...
- connections. Alternatively, kwrt- may be a
derivation from the name of the
Cyrtii tribe instead.
According to some sources, by the 16th century,
there seems...
- Tapyri,
Cyrtii and
other such peoples, who are
migrants and predatory; for the
Zagrus and
Niphates mountains keep
these tribes scattered; and the
Cyrtii in...
-
Margians Drachamae Mycae Aenianes Astabeni Carduchi /
Corduchi /
Cyrtaei /
Cyrtii (mentioned by Strabo, and
possible ancestors of the
Kurds according to Muhammad...
