ფული

Did you know that pressed tea leaves were used in ancient times as money? Did you know that the Georgian word "puli" (ფული, "money") is an adjective from the noun "pa" (ფა)? Do you know that "ფა" in Megrelian is ფოთოლი, that is, "leaf"? Tell this story to those who say that the Megrelian language is just a local dialect of Georgian.