Wednesday, August 21, 2013

KARTVELIAN ROOTS IN SPANISH & ITALIAN SURNAMES

Some Spanish and Italian surnames that exist today, obviously represent the non-existing anymore toponyms, because they are constructed according to the same Kartvelian toponymic structure - sa+<root>+e/o:

Saciote [sachote] --> choti (peas) --> 'place of peas'
Salerdo --> alerdi (fresh grass) --> 'place of fresh grass'
Saquiro --> aqiro (pumpkin) --> 'place of pumpkins'
Sazerche --> zercho (cherpula, kind of grass) --> 'place of cherpula'
Salajano --> lajana (cabbage) --> 'place of cabbage'
Sanarde --> nardi (lavender) --> 'place of lavender'
Sasele --> seli (flax) --> 'place of flax'
Sassoco --> soco (mushroom) --> 'place of mushrooms'
Saburna --> burna (gnat) --> 'place of gnats'
Sabrango --> brangi (bear) --> 'place of bears'
Sanadro --> nadiri (beast) --> 'place of beasts'

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  1. • LORIA [surname] widely spread in Italy & Spain. Also surnames – GARCIA, NARSIA. All native Georgian surnames.

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    1. Thank you. This is an old blog. I have an article on such surnames.

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