Where does “Քարթլի” come from?

Քարթլի (Armenian) comes from Georgian ქართლი, from Old Georgian ქართლი, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

Ancestry of “Քարթլի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianქართლი(historical region of Georgia)
2Old GeorgianქართლიKartli
3Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
4FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
5Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred
Every word from Proto-Finnic karci →Every word from Finnish kärsi →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian kart- →