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SALARY
stunner

SALARY

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

The widely accepted theory—that salary comes from Roman soldiers being paid in salt —is  questionable. The idea that wages were based on salt rather than mea…

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EUROPE
stunner

EUROPE

Che Tosco May 13, 2025

The etymology of the word "Europe" is quite clear. As expected, its structure is perfectly Megrelian . The term "Európa" follows the Megr…

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VERGINE/VIRGIN
spain

VERGINE/VIRGIN

Che Tosco March 31, 2025

The Spanish and English words "virgen/virgin" in Italian is "vergine". If this is a Georgian construction beginning with "ver-" (…

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OCCITANIA
laz

OCCITANIA

Che Tosco March 23, 2025

Similarly to the large number of similar toponyms on Ptolemy's map, we have a right to interpret "Occitania" as derived from the toponym "Ox…

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CORSICA
turkey

CORSICA

Che Tosco March 23, 2025

The name Corsica , when viewed through the etymological lens of the Between Two Iberias project, invites a striking comparison with Lazica , the ancient Kartv…

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ITALY
svan

ITALY

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

The official etymologists do not argue with the fact that the true basis of the name is "vital-", and point to the "Vitalii" tribe as the s…

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NAPOLI
sardinia

NAPOLI

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

This is not "Neapol". The word "Neapol", invented by the Greeks, conveys the true name of the ancient city as correctly , as "Kyiv&q…

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CAFA
ukraine

CAFA

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

The word ყაფ(ა)რი, which was discussed in the previous article, is written through the letter ფ, an analogue of the ancient Greek "ph" in the sense t…

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CAPRI
italy

CAPRI

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

What is the Italian island of Capri famous for? That's right, for its steep shore. Yes, these are practically vertical walls of a small plateau. And what …

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ROME
stunner

ROME

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

Surprisingly, Ariane Chanturia's dictionary contains an incredible entry, overturning a significant part of the historical and linguistic foundations. This…

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PECORA
megrelian

PECORA

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

Many words in our Kartvelian etymological dictionary seem far-fetched but still impeccably argumented. Do you consider a sheep a symbol of beauty? "..Chin…

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AD
svan

AD

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

The famous Latin preposition "ad" (per aspera ad astra) is actually Svan. In the Svan dictionary, it is presented in the same sense as in Latin. Rem…

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LINGUA
spain

LINGUA

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

"Lingua" is "tongue", as you know. ლინგი [lingi] means "edge" in Georgian. Tongue, to a certain extent, is also an edge. The Ge…

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EDERE
latin

EDERE

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

The Latin verb "edere" (to spread) absolutely coincides in meaning with the Georgian masdar "edeba". I n this example you can trace the et…

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QUIRITES
latin

QUIRITES

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

The author of this version is Murzaqan Jima. There is such a Latin word "quirites". This is how the Romans called themselves with pride. Although,…

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MONGOL
spain

MONGOL

Che Tosco March 20, 2025

The curious word "mongreva" means "destruction" in Georgian. Here "mo-" acts as a prefix, because "ngreva" is also &qu…

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