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==Etymology==
===Tsazukʼikiana===
The earliest written appearance of the name ''Tsazukʼikiana'' is thought to be on two [[Wikipedia:Runestone|runestones]] that date to the the 12th century. Both were found at the base of Mount Ghoronti near abandoned settlements in the Bakhvas, and both runes had the inscription ''ცაგვალაქიანა'', which translates roughly as 'country of the sky hills'.
===Stratarin===
The term ''Stratarin'' is a [[Wikipedia:Portmanteau|portmanteau]] of the tribe name ''Strats'', which has uncertain origins; and Queen Arin I, who consolidated the [[Wikipedia:Petty kingdom|petty kingdoms]] in the 15th century to form one country. The word ''Stratarin'' ([[Ethalrian language|Ethalrian]]: ''Stratarina'') first began appearing on maps at the end of the same century.
Stratarin had a complicated history between the 8th and 15th century where many petty kingdoms came and went. To combat this, Auroran cartographers used to combine ''Strats'' (the name of the tribe) with factors it was best associated with. Most of the time this became the best known monarch. Prior to Arin unifying the Strats in the 15th century, the three petty kingdoms were known as ''Stratsira'' (after Queen Tsira II), ''Stratutana'' (after Queen Tutana I) and ''Statutiko'' (after King Tutiko I). These naming conventions were first recorded in the 12th century and continue to be used in the Staynish and Ethalrian speaking world to this day.
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