BETWEEN TWO IBERIAS

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PARIS (ALEXANDER)

Che Tosco June 04, 2025

In Greek, the name of the Trojan Paris (Alexandros) is written with "Pi" (Πάρις) . However! In the Trojan Tales , published in the Litpamyatniki se…

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МОИСЕЙ

Che Tosco June 04, 2025

By the same principle outlined in previous sections, how should the name Moisei (Moses in Ukrainian and Russian ) be interpreted? As the Georgian adjective &q…

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SUDAN

Che Tosco June 04, 2025

To understand that "Sudan(i)" is an adjective derived from the root "sudi," one doesn’t need much imagination. And "sudi" is, …

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MOZAMBIQUE

Che Tosco June 04, 2025

The name "Mozambique" is also of Georgian origin . The word "zambaki" refers to a pearl mollusk , while "zambiki" (as document…

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ХЛЕВ

Che Tosco June 04, 2025

Imagine a barn filled with cows, sheep, goats, and pigs—quite the noisy scene, right? It turns out that in Svan , the word for "hlev" (ხლევ) actuall…

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AFRICA

Che Tosco June 04, 2025

The word "Africa" lacks a definitive etymology. However, it ends with the Kartvelian toponymic suffix "-ika" , which appears in the name o…

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FELUCCA

Che Tosco June 04, 2025

Did you know that the famous Egyptian sailing boat, the felucca , has an almost identical counterpart in Megrelia — "ფილუკა" (philuka)? The Megrelia…

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YOM

Che Tosco June 04, 2025

Now, let’s examine the Hebrew word "Yom" . If you were standing, sit down; if you were sitting, lie down—this took a whole day to unravel, so you owe…