Patriarch Kirion, the founder of the Georgian Autocephalous Church, was assassinated by the Bolsheviks in 1918. Long before me, he was engaged in similar research. Some of our findings overlap (which he discovered earlier), while others remain his unique treasures that I have yet to uncover. His work, The Cultural Role of Iberia in the History of Rus', can be read in full .
Below are Patriarch Kirion’s discoveries, which I consider undeniable linguistic gems:
Arbuz & Garbuz → Khaburzaki (Georgian for watermelon). Interestingly, Kirion records the Ukrainian variant "kavun" with a soft sign at the end.
Balta (axe) → Baltva (to cut)
Banda (gang) → Bandali (wandering)
Vanya (cupola, Ukr.) → Bani (roof)
Baiu-bai (lullaby) → Baua
Artachit’sya (to back away) → Artala (hind leg tendon)
Botet’ (to grow fat) → Boti (full, imposing)
Bzyk (cow’s frantic movement after an insect bite) → Bziki (hornet)
Glina (clay) → Glinva (crawling, slippery)
Gnit’ (to rot) → Gnishi (filth, impurity)
Gnut’ (to bend) → Gunva
Grozny (formidable) → Gorozi (arrogant)
Guba (bay) → Gube (puddle, pond)
Gulio (wild pigeon) → Guli-guli
Kholostoy (bachelor) → Khole (lonely)
Dyra (hole) → Darani (opening)
Zhena (wife) → Zhini (kind spirit, fairy)
Zhereb (lot, fate) → Djeroba (queue)
Zenit (zenith) → Zena (highest, uppermost)
Korzovatyi (moss-covered) → Kordzi (callus)
Kulaga (rye flour dish) → Kulagi (spring wheat)
Lakat’ (to lap up) → Lokva (to lick)
Mzda (reward, fee) → Mizdi (payment, compensation)
Mlyavy (sluggish) → Mlivi (thin, weak)
Mosht’ (archaic for strength) → Mushtu (fist)
Muravit’ (to glaze) → Muravi (to embalm)
Nagoy (naked) → Nagi (physique)
Nado (necessary) → Ndoma (to desire)
Pisat’ (to write) → Psma
Svoboda (freedom) → Swebednieri (happy, blessed)
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