Let's add another Ukrainian river to the list of Ukrainian toponyms of Kartvelian origin. This time it's a river in Crimea, the highly Kartvelian land. Maybe, even more Kartvelian than Kutaisi's suburbs...
There's Jarjava river that flows next to Kerch. You need no binoculars to see that this is a Megrelian surname. And yes, it's truly so:
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ჯარჯავა – (ან ჯარჯუა) გვარის არსებობას ადასტურებს ტოპონიმი ნაჯარჯ, ფერდობი (წალენჯიხა).
The Jarjava (or Jarjua) surname originates from Tsalenjiha village (yes, the same Tsalenjiha that also turned out to be a cradle for the surname of Columbus' crew sailor - Eguia).
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