Where does “ашәануа” come from?

ашәануа (Abkhaz) comes from Mingrelian შონი, from Proto-Kartvelian *s₁wan- — Svan person.

ашәануа (Abkhaz): Svan

Definitions

  1. Svan

Ancestry of “ашәануа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MingrelianშონიSvan person
2Proto-Kartvelian*s₁wan-Svan person
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *s₁wan- →Every word from Mingrelian შონი →
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