TRUE ORIGIN OF 'SCYTHIAN'

In Greek Scythian is Σκύθης. After the Latin language mangled the Greek letters, the world mistakenly started to read Y as [i], while in Ancient Greek the letter 'Y, u' used to be pronounced as [u]. So, Σκύθ should be pronounced rather [skut] than [skit].

Another confusion is between the letter θ and φ. Actually, it's a circle with either a horizontal or vertical line. No wonder the letters were confused hugely throughout history. The former of them reads as [t] aspirated, while the latter is usually rendered as [f], although in ancient languages it was [p] aspirated.

Thus, the true reading of the Greek root Σκύθ now seems to be [skup]. What enables us think so, is the Kartvelian word სკუფია [skupia] meaning calotte or Scythian cap.

And that fantastically leads us to two incredible words that both fully confirm the hypothesis and give us two wonderful discoveries.

First, it's the Macedonian capital of Skopje, that used to be called Skupi in ancient times and besides hosted two Roman legions (4th and 5th) that bore the name of... Scythian legions! So, ask youselves now, what the true (and never mentioned before) origin of Skopje is, and whether it has anything to do with the new rendering of the word 'Scythian' - [skupian].

At the same time, the newly obtained word of Skup reminds us of the Ukrainian word 'skupiy' meaning 'greedy'. It's no coincidence since in Spanish 'greedy' is 'avaro' (avaricious in English), and the tribe of Avars is widely identified as a Scythian tribe.

So, now we know the true name for Scythians, the true origin of Skopje, the true relation between Scythians and Avars, and the true attitude of Ukrainians towards Scythians (greedy people).