Tau'ri

[Morrolan]

Maybe this has been brought up before, but I cannot find an answer. Where did the name Tau'ri come from? Is it just a creation of the writers, or does it have factual basis in Egyptian culture? I really like the name much more than terrans or humans. Maybe we should adopt it as our name when we do finally meet our universal counterparts.

[s09119]

It's Goa'uld for "First World" (Earth) and "People of the First World" (Humans of Earth).

Some think the "Tau" part is a nod to Warhammer 40k and their race called the Tau... Or vice versa.

[Morrolan]

It really is such a fitting name.

[g.o.d]

Terra sound much better than Tau´ri

[Morrolan]

Terra sound much better than Tau´ri

To each his own. I prefer Tau'ri.

[Londo Molari]

Its a modification of the word Terran.

[rlr149]

Terra sound much better than Tau´ri

terra or terrans? plus it might be a touch confusing to off worlders if misheard

..... we're the terra....

local.......the TERROR!!, kill them..........kill them all


i like terrans or tau'ri

[Jarnin]

Its a modification of the word Terran.

No it isn't. It's Tauri, shortened form of Centauri, which would be the constellation Sol (our sun) is part of.

[Master_Templar]

Tau (for both 40k and Stargate) could also originally come from Dune. Can't remember exactly what it meant though, something about origin.

Stargate SG1 came before the introduction of the Tau race to Warhammer 40k anywho.

[TheBigFlush]

I think it means "Peace be the Journey".

[tainor]

tau'ri litrally means "first born" in Go'uld language because, all the humans in the Milky Way Galaxy were transported by the Go'uld from Earth to other planets. This begs to ask, when the Ancient(Alterans) fleet to Pegasus Galaxy they seeded life back in the Milky Way Galaxy but how come there was life only on Earth and not on the other suitable planets.? It had to be spread by the Go'ulds to all other planets?

[Morrolan]

tau'ri litrally means "first born" in Go'uld language because, all the humans in the Milky Way Galaxy were transported by the Go'uld from Earth to other planets. This begs to ask, when the Ancient(Alterans) fleet to Pegasus Galaxy they seeded life back in the Milky Way Galaxy but how come there was life only on Earth and not on the other suitable planets.? It had to be spread by the Go'ulds to all other planets?

Perhaps they seeded Earth and then left.

[ManiacMike]

Earth being the "first" planet was an old tale told by the people under the rule of the Goa'uld.

Earth was simply a vacation planet for Ra. Earth used to have Naq. but he mined it all out, so the system lords didn't have any need for the planet.

[s09119]

Earth being the "first" planet was an old tale told by the people under the rule of the Goa'uld.

Earth was simply a vacation planet for Ra. Earth used to have Naq. but he mined it all out, so the system lords didn't have any need for the planet.

Where in the world did you get that? It's canonical fact that Earth IS the "first world" of the Milky Way. They've said it throughout the entire series.

[Atlanis]

Tau'ri is a federation world in star trek mentioned in the season one tng ep "The last outpost"