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КУЧА/KUTXA
spain

КУЧА/KUTXA

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The search of a possible Kartvelian origin for the Basque word "kutxa" (from ქუჩა [kucha], "street" in Georgian) produced no confirmation (…

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SPANISH-MEGRELIAN SURNAMES
venezuela

SPANISH-MEGRELIAN SURNAMES

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The exploration of Kartvelian-Basque linguistic and cultural parallels, a cornerstone of the Between Two Iberias project, finds compelling evidence in the dis…

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MIERES
spain

MIERES

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

Next to Oviedo, from the Leon side, there is the town of Mieres. Since "mier" is Georgian for "outside", the plural "mieres" will…

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CACHAR
ukraine

CACHAR

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The Georgian verb "kachva" (კაჭვა) and the Spanish verb "cachar" coincide absolutely. The first means "axing" (hewing with an axe…

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CARGO/CHARGE
spain

CARGO/CHARGE

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The word "cargo" as well as its derivative "charge" probably originate from the Georgian "karga" (კარგა), which is sometimes tran…

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COL
spain

COL

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

Kohlrabi is a type of cabbage. In it, the German Kohl is considered to be the root. But we are more interested in the Spanish "col" meaning "cab…

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SILURO
spain

SILURO

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

In Spanish "catfish" is "siluro", a clear Georgian adjective "siluri" formed from the noun "sila" (სილა, "sand&quo…

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SUBIR
spain

SUBIR

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

In Spanish "subir" means "to rise". And the Spaniards themselves cannot understand how "subir" can mean upward movement, if "…

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VERGINE/VIRGIN
spain

VERGINE/VIRGIN

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The Spanish and English words "virgen/virgin" in Italian is "vergine". If this is a Georgian construction beginning with "ver-" (…

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VERANO
spain

VERANO

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

Spaniards are not sure about the origin of the word "verano" ("summer"). They try to tie it to "spring" - "primavera". …

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COPA/CUP
spain

COPA/CUP

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The word "kope" (კოპე) translates as "measuring ladle for wine" with a volume of 65 ml. While a cup of wine ("copa" in Spanish) h…

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ZUMO
spain

ZUMO

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The Spanish "juice" - "zumo" - may well be derived from the Georgian "sma" - "to drink". It's the word "sasume…

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JALAR
spain

JALAR

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

Spanish "jalar" (halar) means "to eat greedily". The Georgian ხალება [haleba] means "to enjoy seasonal fruit". Moreover, in Spani…

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JABARDEAR
spain

JABARDEAR

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

An interesting Spanish word "jabardear" is translated as "to swarm" (bees). It has the same root as "jabardillo" - "a swarm&…

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HABERE/HAVE
spain

HABERE/HAVE

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

One cannot pass by the word "habaki" (ხაბაკი), which means "possessions", that is, "property". This is the same root as in the &q…

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JURAR
spain

JURAR

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The Spanish word "jurar" ("to swear") does not come from the Latin "iur-", as etymological dictionaries insist. It comes from the…

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BAJO
spain

BAJO

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The "Spanish" word "bajo" meaning "low" in all senses, including "despicable", also has a Georgian relative in form of …

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MONDA/MONCHA
spain

MONDA/MONCHA

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

Why do you think in Spanish "tree-cutting time" and also "cleaning fruit and vegetables" are called with the word "monda"? Isn…

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TRABAJO
spain

TRABAJO

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

Chanturia's dictionary gives us a very interesting word: ტრაბახა [trabaha] in the meaning of "bragger". While in Spanish "trabajo" mean…

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CANDELA/CANDLE
spain

CANDELA/CANDLE

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

Achiko Zangaladze drew attention to the obvious correspondence between "candela/ candle" and Georgian "santeli" in the same sense. In the b…

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KAIXO
megrelian

KAIXO

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

Thanks to Valeria Apsandze, we found out that the colloquial expression კაი-თქო (kai-tko), containing the truncated adjective "kargi" and the formant…

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BIZKAIA
basque

BIZKAIA

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

Of course, this is the Megrelian "-aia" morpheme, which we have already cited many times. Also, "-aia", as it was been said, may be a trun…

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GAZPACHO
spain

GAZPACHO

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

The refusal by the Spaniards to consider Basque (that is, Iberian) etymology of the most basic Spanish words and toponyms stuns. What do we know about the orig…

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TXOMÍN
svan

TXOMÍN

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

The wine "Txakoli" from the previous article, which I had the pleasure to taste in Getaria, was produced by a bodega with a typically Basque name &qu…

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TXAKOLÍ
basque

TXAKOLÍ

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

The Basques have their famous variety of dry wine named "txacolí" [chakoli]. There is the same root in a whole series of Georgian words: ჩაყოლა, ჩაყ…

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TXAMAR
basque

TXAMAR

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

The fundamental Georgian word "chama" also means "corrode, squander", that is, "spoil". In Basque, "txamar" (chamar) m…

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ARBASTU
basque

ARBASTU

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

Another remarkable example of a purest kartvelism of the Basque language. The w ord "arbastu" in Mixelena's dictionary means "desbaste"…

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ARKOTX
stunner

ARKOTX

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

"Sterile pig" in Basque is "arkotx". In Megrelian "ar" is "no", "kochi" is "man". Thus, "arkoc…

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HARE
basque

HARE

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

Regarding the connection between the Basque "sand" - "hare" - and the Georgian language. T here is no such exact root there, but there is …

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