Monday, September 2, 2013

MIDDLE EASTERN TOPONYMS IN KARTVELIAN SURNAMES

Now let's take the toponyms from Ptolemy's map of Middle East, then add to them -SHVILI and -DZE endings of Kartvelian surnames, and see how many real Kartvelian surnames we'll have.

Singa - Singadze
Delikha - Delikhashvili
Bida - Bidashvili
Geria - Geriashvili
Suma - Sumashvili
Sarana - Saranashvili
Azala - Azalashvili
Zama - Zamashvili
Simia - Simiashvili
Labana - Labanadze
Berta - Bertashvili
Kartara - Kartarashvili
Makhana - Makhanashvili
Duraba - Durabadze
Zita - Zitashvili
Parga - Pargashvili
Birta - Birtadze
Atera - Aterashvili
Danama - Danamashvili
Adakha - Adakhadze
Khokha - Khokhashvili
Alata - Alatashvili
Luma - Lumadze
Salma  - Salmadze
Talakha - Talakhadze
Beana - Beanashvili
Kumana - Kumanashvili
Bibla - Biblashvili
Sema - Semashvili
Tauba - Taubashvili
Arada - Aradashvili
Anita - Anitashvili
Kanaka - Kanakashvili
Sunata - Sunatashvili
Ziza - Zizashvili
Magura - Magurashvili
Mokha - Mokhashvili
Tana - Tanashvili
Nokla - Nokladze
Anara - Anarashvili
Gaza - Gazashvili
Abula - Abuladze
Mamuga - Mamugashvili
Mariama - Mariamashvili
Tema - Temashvili
Amana - Amanashvili
Ballakha - Balakhashvili
Salama - Salamashvili
Kuria - Kuriashvili

The above Kartvelian surnames are real.

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