Thread: Ganczarz (Gancarz) and Skiba from Stare Siolo, Galicia
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Old 3rd April 2009, 04:56
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Gancharz/Skiba
In Ukrainian, 'skiba' means a clod (lump) of earch; a glebe; or the earth turned up between two furrows. It can colloquially also mean a slice of bread. Hanchar is a variant/corruption of 'honchar' - a potter.
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