Reading old tales, listening to legends, more than once had to come across the word - "tower". Indeed, almost every work tells the stories of heroes saving beautiful virgins, beloved sisters from imprisonment.
The lexical meaning of the word "tower"
This word has its roots in the Old Slavonic language. The main meaning of the word "tower" is the high part of the house, built on a stone base, in the form of a cage or above the arch of the gate. Often the Babskiy chamber was called the premises on the female half, where the wives, daughters of the ruler or prince lived.
The first meaning of the word "tower" is borrowed from the Greek language and means "home", "canopy of logs." Later, this meaning migrated to other dialects, changing depending on the nationality.
There is also a possibility that the meaning of the word "tower" is taken from the Kipchak dialect and means "female peace", which reflects its main semantic load. After all, most often in Russia, the superstructure was still called not just the boyar chambers, but its female part.
Interesting Facts
In ancient times, peace was the highest part of the house. Only the best wood was used for its construction, and the windows and the roof were decorated with beautiful patterned details. The intricate ligature was not chosen by chance, with its help they defended houses from adversity, disease and poverty, and the envy of others.
Another meaning of the word "tower" is the high chambers. It was believed that only wealthy merchants, boyars and princes could afford such a luxury as a superstructure made of good wood. Therefore, the name was fixed to the chambers - the golden-domed tower.
There were many windows in the superstructures. Such premises were used for needlework on sunny sunny days. In the tsar’s tower, meetings of boyars and receptions of foreign ambassadors were held. Around such superstructures, balconies and parapets, the so-called "huts", were additionally attached.