BETWEEN TWO IBERIAS

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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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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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ЖУК

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Old Ukrainian term for "dung beetle" appears in G rinchenko’s dictionary as "бжук." A quick search for "dung beetle and sun"…

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КОТОМКА

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

И пока отец искал на полке Прибранный брусочек оселка Бабка уже курицу в котомке В танк немецкий к роще отнесла A chicken in a satchel appears in this exce…

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IAMB

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

What is "basting"? It is a method of joining fabric using large stitches —a temporary, rough, and preliminary form of sewing. Essentially, it is …

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СОКОЛ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Sometimes, you end up Googling the most unexpected things—like "Do falcons eat mushrooms?" And yet, here’s what turned up: > "...Once, a sa…

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ДЖОНКА

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The term "junk" ("jonka" in Russian) refers not only to a Chinese vessel but also, interestingly, to an Indian one. Its etymology remain…

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ГРИБ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Mushrooms are often described as "poor man's food" online, since they grow wild in forests , require no cultivation , and can simply be found an…

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УЖИН

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The word "ужин" (supper) is derived from the Svan "уж" (uj)" , meaning "sleep." Thus, "ужин" translates to &q…

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МУНДИР

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Murtaz Jalagonia proposed that the word "mundir" (uniform) derives from the Megrelian "mundi" —meaning "buttocks." Jokes asi…

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МЕДВІДЬ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

If "ь" was originally a vowel (which it was), then "медведь" could be reconstructed as "медведи" or "медведе." Gi…

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PATRIARCH KIRION

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Patriarch Kirion , the founder of the Georgian Autocephalous Church , was assassinated by the Bolsheviks in 1918 . Long before me, he was engaged in similar re…

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ВИНО, ЖИР, БУБНА, ЧИРВА

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

In Ukrainian, the suits of playing cards are called: "Vyno" (Piki) – Spades "Zhyr" (Trefi) – Clubs "Dzvinky" (Bubna) – Diamond…

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ОКУНЬ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Here is a chain of words from a Georgian dictionary , demonstrating that the suffix "-un" is a significant word-forming element in Kartvelian lang…

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ФОРЕЛЬ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Quince jam is orange in color. Trout meat is too. Why does this matter? Because it helps confirm that the word "trout" (форель) —which we interpre…

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КИСЕЛЬ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Another Ukrainian-Russian word with a distinctively Kartvelian suffix (though we hadn’t realized it was Kartvelian until now) is kisiel (кисель). It appears …