Where does “Ախալցխա” come from?
Ախալցխա (Armenian) comes from Georgian ახალციხე, from Georgian ციხე, from Old Georgian ციხჱ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe-.
Ancestry of “Ախալցխա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | ახალციხე | — |
| 2 | Georgian | ციხე | fortress; jail, prison |
| 3 | Old Georgian | ციხჱ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | *ʒ₁ixe- | — |