and therefeore, K=C=Ch [via Italian] = Sh [sound of French "ch" in English transcription] -- a shortcut from Kinbote via Charles to Shade.
 
This is Lewis Carroll's (=Carolus Ludovicus) word golf expanded to characters/sounds.
 
KARL and CHARLES
 
Note that in Russian tradition, the royal name Carolus, Charles or Carlos (English, French, or Spanish - does not matter) is always rendered by Germanic "Karl" with hard K, not Ch or Sh:  
Prince Charles, if crowned under this name, in Russian will be " Karl III ".
Only "Karl Veliky" is also called by his French version, " Sharleman' "
 
Kinbote in the US is Charles or even Charley with Ch, but "Charles the Beloved of Zembla in Russian must be Karl with K.
Russian translations of PF correctly make it very clear.
 
So in Russian (and Zemblan??), surname Kinbote and "Charles the Beloved" (but not Charles Kinbote!) start with the same sound/letter K.
 
I assume somebody commented before on this fact?
 
This K/Ch is the old tradition, and this of course would be well envisioned by VN, although this could not be "revealed" in English text.
 
There is also strangely PF-relevant (and Zemblan-sounding) Russian tongtwister: "Karl u Klary ukral korally" (Karl stole Klara's corals)...crown jewels?

Victor Fet 
 

 

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