The word "Africa" lacks a definitive etymology. However, it ends with the Kartvelian toponymic suffix "-ika", which appears in the name of the ancient kingdom of Lazika (in Colchis/Megrelia). Similar endings exist in Spanish toponyms like Gernika and Carnika, whose roots can be interpreted through Georgian linguistic frameworks.
Analyzing "Africa", we must identify the root "afra." In Georgian dictionaries, "აფრა" (afra) translates to "sail." This means "Africa" can confidently be interpreted as "land of sails."
Why would such an association arise? Consider the Nile, with its sailing feluccas, whose Kartvelian linguistic essence has already been demonstrated.
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