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RUMBA

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Icelandic word "rumba" (meaning "downpour" ) has an older and more striking relative in Megrelian language , where the verbal noun &q…

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TIRANA

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Gheg dialect of Albanian renders "Tirana" as "Tirona" —a typical Laz toponym , reminiscent of "Lazona." It derives from &qu…

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DASHURI

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Albanian word "dashuri" means "love." If we interpret it as a Georgian adjective —which it morphologically resembles—we must look for …

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USHQEI

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Albanians are essentially "A Lubanians," which traces back to "Ha Lubanians," then "Ha Lubi," then "Chalybes," …

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LATVIA

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Latvia has once again subtly revealed its Kartvelian essence —something long suspected, but now beyond question. A fascinating postage stamp circulating on Fa…

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ĶECERĪBA

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) is known by various names, including "псих-ягода" and "пьянка." In Georgian , it is called "კეწერ…

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GATAVĪBA

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Latvian word "gatavība" means "ripeness, readiness." This directly corresponds to the Georgian "გათავება" (gataveba) —mea…

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DIDYBE

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

This has been mentioned before, but let’s reinforce it for memory: In Lithuanian , "didelis" means "big, vast." In Georgian , "did…

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SAKME

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Lithuanian language reveals new and even more vivid linguistic horizons. One of the most striking examples is the word "sakmė," which translate…

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ВЕЧЕРЯ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Megrelian word "vechi" (ვეჭი) means "a cultivated land plot." From this, we derive the Ukrainian "вечеря" (supper) —formed f…

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ЖУК

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Old Ukrainian term for "dung beetle" appears in G rinchenko’s dictionary as "бжук." A quick search for "dung beetle and sun"…

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БАЗІКАТИ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Ukrainian word "базікати" (to chatter, to babble) originates from the Georgian "ბაზიკი" (baziki) —which means "a trained falcon o…

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PAPYRUS

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The pair "პატული = ფათური" from Otari Kajaia’s dictionary demonstrates that the Georgian letters "პ" and "ფ" can be interchang…

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КОТОМКА

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

И пока отец искал на полке Прибранный брусочек оселка Бабка уже курицу в котомке В танк немецкий к роще отнесла A chicken in a satchel appears in this exce…

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СПАНТЕЛИЧИТИ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Just like with the verb "чимчикувати" , another remarkable Ukrainian verb turns out to have Georgian origins — "спантеличити" , meaning &q…

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IAMB

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

What is "basting"? It is a method of joining fabric using large stitches —a temporary, rough, and preliminary form of sewing. Essentially, it is …

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СОКОЛ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Sometimes, you end up Googling the most unexpected things—like "Do falcons eat mushrooms?" And yet, here’s what turned up: > "...Once, a sa…

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ЧИМЧИКУВАТИ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Ukrainian verb "чимчикувати" has meanings ranging from "to scurry" and "to walk quickly in small steps" to "to trudge…

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ДЖОНКА

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The term "junk" ("jonka" in Russian) refers not only to a Chinese vessel but also, interestingly, to an Indian one. Its etymology remain…

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ЖИТО

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

In Megrelian , the word "жито" (ჟითო) means "upward." The Ukrainian "жито" (a relative of wheat) grows by reaching upward.

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ШЛУНОК

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Svan word "შლჷნ/შჷლნ" (shlun) means "to eat heavily." Naturally, this serves as the etymological basis for the Ukrainian "шлу…

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ГРИБ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Mushrooms are often described as "poor man's food" online, since they grow wild in forests , require no cultivation , and can simply be found an…

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GOMEL

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

There are many theories about the origin of the name Gomel … Blah blah blah. In other words, the city lacks a definitive etymology—Belarusians don’t actuall…

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УЖИН

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The word "ужин" (supper) is derived from the Svan "уж" (uj)" , meaning "sleep." Thus, "ужин" translates to &q…

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МУНДИР

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Murtaz Jalagonia proposed that the word "mundir" (uniform) derives from the Megrelian "mundi" —meaning "buttocks." Jokes asi…

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МЕДВІДЬ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

If "ь" was originally a vowel (which it was), then "медведь" could be reconstructed as "медведи" or "медведе." Gi…

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PATRIARCH KIRION

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Patriarch Kirion , the founder of the Georgian Autocephalous Church , was assassinated by the Bolsheviks in 1918 . Long before me, he was engaged in similar re…

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TUTUN

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

In Ukrainian, "tobacco" is known as "tyutyun" (тютюн). If this word originates from the Georgian "tutuni," then it derives f…

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ВИНО, ЖИР, БУБНА, ЧИРВА

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

In Ukrainian, the suits of playing cards are called: "Vyno" (Piki) – Spades "Zhyr" (Trefi) – Clubs "Dzvinky" (Bubna) – Diamond…

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KAVUN

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

For those unfamiliar with Ukrainian, "кавун" means "watermelon." It is commonly believed to be a Turkish loanword , but that is incorre…

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ОКУНЬ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Here is a chain of words from a Georgian dictionary , demonstrating that the suffix "-un" is a significant word-forming element in Kartvelian lang…

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ФОРЕЛЬ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Quince jam is orange in color. Trout meat is too. Why does this matter? Because it helps confirm that the word "trout" (форель) —which we interpre…

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КИСЕЛЬ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Another Ukrainian-Russian word with a distinctively Kartvelian suffix (though we hadn’t realized it was Kartvelian until now) is kisiel (кисель). It appears …

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HUMOUR

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The Georgian word ხუმრობა ( humroba ) means "to joke." Its root, "humr-," is unmistakably present in the words "humor," "…

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ROMANIA

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

Someone asks: 'Why is my Romanian dad so dark?' Romanians are indeed darker than their neighboring Europeans. And today it's time to dismantle the …

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SUMY

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

"At the meeting of three rivers (Strelka (formerly Sumka), Sumka (formerly Suma), and Psel), the first fortress (detinets) and defensive wall (now Kazatsk…

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KOLOMIA

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The name Kolomia has been the subject of various interpretations—both folk and supposedly scholarly—yet no definitive explanation has been established. Resear…

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DNIPRO

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The name "Danapris" is recorded in Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus' work De Administrando Imperio as an ancient name for the Dnipro River . An…

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COÑO

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The ambiguous Spanish word "coño" (konyo), which Cubans use to express all sorts of emotions, and which, actually, means a female organ, may also hav…

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ხუი

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

In Megrelian , "ხუი" [hui] corresponds to "მხალი" (mkhali) , which in turn refers to Swiss chard —also known as mangold , a variety of bee…

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ARBEITEN

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The German verb "arbeiten" means "to work" or "to act." If we assume that the word begins with the Georgian prefix "ar-&q…

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SALARY

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The widely accepted theory—that salary comes from Roman soldiers being paid in salt —is questionable. The idea that wages were based on salt rather than mea…

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WOMAN

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The difference between "man" and "woman" lies in the prefix "wo-" . But what does this prefix logically signify? Comparing "…

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NORTH

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The official etymology of "north" is often vague, with references to Proto-Germanic —a language that never truly existed as a distinct entity, much …

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LITTLE

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The English word "little" finds an intriguing parallel in Svan , where "litle" (ლითლე) means "to press down" or "to squee…

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LORD

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

In English , "lord" can refer to the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an earl , according to Merriam-Webster . Meanwhile, in Georgian …

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BOY

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The Megrelian word "boshi" , meaning "boy" , appears in Otari Kajaia’s Megrelian dictionary in the variant "boi" . This shows t…

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BUD

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The English word "bud" , meaning "flower bud" , intriguingly aligns with the Svan word "bud" , which refers to a female organ .…

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TESTICLE

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The etymology of the word "testicle" is often traced back to Latin , but mainstream sources rarely explore its potential Kartvelian linguistic conne…

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FUTURE

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The phrase "Divination by smoke is one of the oldest ways to foresee the future..." highlights the words "SMOKE" and "FUTURE" …

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DUDE

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The English word "dude" , meaning "guy" or "man," has an uncertain etymology. However, in Megrelian , "dudi" (დუდი) …

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