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Subject: Re: Holinko?
Author: Elena Alexandra   (Authenticated as Elena Alexandra)
Date: January 2, 2007 at 5:05:14 PM
Reply to: Re: Holinko? by Jim Young
I speak Ukrainian, and I would say it comes from the word "holyty", - "to shave", but maybe it has some relation to "naked".. i'm not sure.


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