köken: Origin is uncertain. An overview of opinions follows. Etymological note * The toponym derives from the name of a settlement in Guria called აჭი (ač̣i), root of which is believed to be replicated in აჭარა (ač̣ara). * According to the more widespread hypothesis proposed by Pavle Ingorokva the root of აჭარა (ač̣ara) goes back to the endonym ჭანი (č̣ani), an ancient Kartvelian tribe ancestral to…