Here, for example, why the Ukrainians called the "tufts"?Whence this insulting nickname?Is it really offensive?Let's face it.
word "toupee": meaning and origin
After the semantic analysis had found the Turkic roots."Ho" - is the son of the translation, and the "cold" means the sky.It turns out very nicely.The phrase "Son of Heaven" does not seem any offensive or insulting.But why Ukrainians called Khokhlov?Somehow it does not pull on the nationality of a nickname, especially considering the context in which it is used.For all the jokes, which refers to "crest" talk not about the divine nature of man, but quite the contrary.The term is used in a pejorative sense.People allocate such qualities do not decorate as cunning and greed.Some people still believe that in Ukraine, except for vodka so fat, no other nationally recognized values.
Another meaning
Analyzing why the Ukrainians called the tufts, one can not forget about the appearance of the most "hyped" the representatives of the nation.And it was, as you know, Zaporozhye Cossacks.Remember the picture of Ilya Repin?It shows colorful Cossacks, the most striking feature of which is a long forelock decorating his bald head.This item can be called a crest, t. E. Khokhlov, as some birds.Perhaps the origin of the insulting nickname caused by this very distinctive feature, which is so proud of the Cossacks.Only Ukrainians disagree.A strand of hair they call forelock or Oseledets.Naturally, due to the crest are not observed.
Maybe blame Tatar-Mongol yoke?
find out why the Ukrainians called Khokhlov, researchers have consistently raised layers of history.And that's what it became.It turns out that in the Mongolian language have similar sounding term "hal-goal."It means "blue-yellow", which, as you know, is a combination of colors of modern Ukrainian national flag.In the days of the Mongol-Tatar yoke with such banners were Galik-Volyn soldiers.They are called, by color banners.Over time, the word could undergo changes and become a "Little Russian."It is clear that there is nothing offensive about such a thing does not involve.Quite the contrary.It shows belonging to that part of the country, inhabited by people who consider themselves to be real Ukrainians, unlike the others.And in fact they are often offended.The paradox!
only Ukrainians "Ukrainians"?
dealing with the terms, the researchers stumbled upon a very interesting fact.Thus, according to their academic achievements, "Ukrainian" and "Little Russian" - is not the same thing, at least, for certain territories.In Siberia, this nickname in the nineteenth century called all the people from the south-west.Under the definition of "Little Russian" fell like Cossacks and Belarusians who do with Ukraine not associated.Also called general all southern Russian who moved the snow-covered territory.In the Danube Delta live Believers who call so different from them all the Orthodox.Now they live in the town of Vilkovo.
What do dictionaries
figure out the meaning of any word, it is best to refer to the interpreters, who studied from a scientific point of view.On the question of why Ukrainians - Ukrainians, however, and they are divided.So, SI Ozhegov recognizes identical concepts, and VI Dahl argues with him.Modern scholars believe that the "Little Russian" - a derogatory, offensive name of representatives of national, bearing chauvinistic tinge.There are scholars who argue that the word is playful and familiarity.
It all depends on who says it and puts in the term
In fact, on the "crest" offended only those who invest for himself in the negative sense of the word.Most people believe that the term simply means a person belonging to a particular nation.It is used as the name of the familiarity, warmer and closer than the official "Ukrainian".You can, of course, to impose on it a meaning, the introduction of the anecdotes.There, if you generalize, "crest" is positioned as a person looking for, where better.His homeland - not Ukraine, as a place where life is better fed.Only unless serious people build their system of concepts based on the stories of abusive?There is nothing offensive about such words as "Little Russian" or "Muscovite", to use them as a designation belonging to the whole nation and a single (friendly, of course).
Thus, reliable scientific definition of the origin of the word "crest" does not exist.Equally, there may be any of the above assumptions.It is not important.In fact, it has the meaning of the purpose for which the word is used considered.If it is used in a friendly conversation, something offensive to Ukrainians have nothing.Especially because there are people who call and other "Russian" as the Russians and Belarusians.For them, a crest - it is Orthodox, living in the former Soviet Union.
