Where does “Սամեգրելո” come from?

Սամեգրելո (Armenian) comes from Georgian სამეგრელო, from Georgian მეგრელი, from Old Georgian მეგრელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan egr- — referred to Western Kartvelian tribes, namely Mingrelians.

Ancestry of “Սամեգրելո”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GeorgianსამეგრელოSamegrelo, (part of სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი)
2GeorgianმეგრელიMingrelian
3Old GeorgianმეგრელიMingrelian
4Proto-Georgian-Zanegr-referred to Western Kartvelian tribes, namely Mingrelians
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan egr- →Every word from Old Georgian მეგრელი →Every word from Georgian მეგრელი →