Once again, a Kartvelian adjective ending in "-uli" is mistakenly perceived as the plural ending.
This time, it is about the Gaetuli, a tribe in North Africa, which, when the suffix is dropped, shows the root "Gaeti", that is, "land of ga".
In Georgian, "ga" (გა) is an alternative name for Astarte, an ancient goddess worshiped throughout North Africa. Hence, "Gaeti" - "land of the goddess Ga".
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