Where does “Қырҭтәыла” come from?
Қырҭтәыла (Abkhaz) comes from Abkhaz ақырҭуа, from Mingrelian ქორთუ, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.
Ancestry of “Қырҭтәыла”, step by step
Қырҭтәыла traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Abkhaz ақырҭуа
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abkhaz | ақырҭуа | Georgian person |
| 2 | Mingrelian | ქორთუ | Georgian |
| 3 | Proto-Kartvelian | kart- | eastern Georgia, Georgians |
| 4 | Finnish | kärsi | Third-person singular indicative past form of... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | karci | char, that has been burned and charred |
via Abkhaz атәыла
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abkhaz | атәыла | country |