Wednesday, December 19, 2007

silver

sergö : silver

The Tarijan word for silver is sergö.

Sergo is a uncommon last name. Sergo is a uncommon masculine first name that can be Georgian.

How I came up with this word:
Sergö is a mixture of the transliterated word for silver in Russian which is serebro (серебрo), and the transliterated word for silver in Mongolian which is möngö (мөнгө).

Thursday, December 6, 2007

gold

zalto : gold

The Tarijan word for gold is zalto.

Zalto DENK'ART wine glasses and stemware of Austria. Zalto can be a last name.

How I came up with this word:
Zalto is a mixture of the transliterated word for gold in Russian which is zoloto (золото), and the transliterated word for gold in Mongolian which is alt (алт) or altan (алтан).