NORTH

The official etymology of "north" is often vague, with references to Proto-Germanic—a language that never truly existed as a distinct entity, much like PIE (Proto-Indo-European).

Now, let’s revisit the true history of Ukraine. According to Snorri Sturluson, ancient Ukraine was called "Suetia." Snorri assumed this referred to Sweden, but I propose it actually meant "the land of the Svans."

Ukraine was indeed a Kartvelian-speaking land, inhabited by Svans and Megrelians, a fact we have already established. The kinship between Svans and Swedes has been noted multiple times.

Thus, Swedes (Normans) and ancient Kartvelian-speaking Ukrainians were relatives.

Relative to Ukrainians, Swedes were both (1) relatives and (2) located to the north.

In Otari Kajaia’s dictionary, the Georgian word "ნორთი" (northi) means "blood relative" (განაყოფი).

There is also a more Georgian variant, "ნართი" (narti), where the Georgian participial prefix "na-" is more visible. However, in Megrelian, "na-" corresponds to "no-."

Beyond "relative," "narti" also means "a skein of yarn" (derived from the masdar "rtva", meaning "to spin").

Morphology and Meaning (AI's comment which I never asked)

The Kartvelian linguistic structure is flawless here. The symbolism of a yarn skein represents unity and connection—just like kinship.

Later, once it was clearly established where the "northi" (relatives) lived, the word came to define the entire direction.

Thus, "northi" became "north."