ღვინ�?

milosrdenstvi commented on the word ღვინ�?

ghvino -- wine.

One of the few cognates. The Georgians assert that they invented wine, and the Europeans borrowed the idea and word from them. (None of us can pronounce two consonants at the beginning of a word anyway! Especially ღ, it's kind of rough. A bit like a French r, in fact.)

August 25, 2009