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AKUJIHA
georgia

AKUJIHA

Che Tosco March 19, 2025

The alternative name of Sokhumi is "Akujiha" (აყუჯიხა), and there are also Internet battles around it. The word is definitely Megrelian, compare it …

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SOKHUMI
stunner

SOKHUMI

Che Tosco March 19, 2025

The etymological battle over the name Sokhumi —a city at the heart of Kartvelian history—has sparked fervent debate, with defenders of its Georgianness often p…

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GENIOKHI
turkey

GENIOKHI

Che Tosco March 19, 2025

The people of "Geniokhi", who inhabited ancient Aphaseti, are, firstly, not "Geniokhi", but "Eniokhs", since in Greek the name is…

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ZIKHI/ZUGI
north caucasus

ZIKHI/ZUGI

Che Tosco March 19, 2025

Zikhi are the same pirate people of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, which the Apsua attribute to their ethnogenesis. In their opinion, "Zikhi" …

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APHASETI
svan

APHASETI

Che Tosco March 14, 2025

The Between Two Iberias project offers a compelling reinterpretation of the name Aphaseti/Apkhazeti —known today as Abkhazia—unveiling a linguistic legacy tha…

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