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МОИСЕЙ
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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
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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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ВЕЧЕРЯ
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ВЕЧЕРЯ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Megrelian word "vechi" (ვეჭი) means "a cultivated land plot." From this, we derive the Ukrainian "вечеря" (supper) —formed f…

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ЖУК
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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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БАЗІКАТИ
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БАЗІКАТИ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Ukrainian word "базікати" (to chatter, to babble) originates from the Georgian "ბაზიკი" (baziki) —which means "a trained falcon o…

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PAPYRUS
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PAPYRUS

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The pair "პატული = ფათური" from Otari Kajaia’s dictionary demonstrates that the Georgian letters "პ" and "ფ" can be interchang…

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КОТОМКА
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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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СПАНТЕЛИЧИТИ
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СПАНТЕЛИЧИТИ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

Just like with the verb "чимчикувати" , another remarkable Ukrainian verb turns out to have Georgian origins — "спантеличити" , meaning &q…

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IAMB
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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
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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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ЧИМЧИКУВАТИ
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ЧИМЧИКУВАТИ

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Ukrainian verb "чимчикувати" has meanings ranging from "to scurry" and "to walk quickly in small steps" to "to trudge…

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ЖИТО
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ЖИТО

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

In Megrelian , the word "жито" (ჟითო) means "upward." The Ukrainian "жито" (a relative of wheat) grows by reaching upward.

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ШЛУНОК
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ШЛУНОК

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

The Svan word "შლჷნ/შჷლნ" (shlun) means "to eat heavily." Naturally, this serves as the etymological basis for the Ukrainian "шлу…

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ГРИБ
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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TUTUN
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TUTUN

Che Tosco May 29, 2025

In Ukrainian, "tobacco" is known as "tyutyun" (тютюн). If this word originates from the Georgian "tutuni," then it derives f…

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ВИНО, ЖИР, БУБНА, ЧИРВА
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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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