The ancient and mysterious tribe of "Silyres" is placed by Ptolemy in Wales, whose self-name - Cymru - is strikingly reminiscent of Cimmeria, and the language has a number of obvious kartvelisms. The original form seems to be "Siluri" (upsilon stands for the [u]-sound), and technically it is a 100% Georgian adjective ending in "-uri" and formed from the noun "sili".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silures
The word "sili" (სილი) in the Georgian dictionary of Chubinashvili is interpreted as "ხველის სენი" ("cough disease"), and in Chanturia's dictionary it is simply translated as "tuberculosis". In any case, "Siluri" means "coughing".
If the Welsh (self-name Cymru) are really Cimmerians, who migrated to foggy Albion from warmer and drier Ukraine, then the reason for their cough is clear. By the way, according to historians, the Silurians looked unusually dark and curly for Britain.
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