Where does “хӀорджӀаьла” come from?

хӀорджӀаьла (Chechen) comes from Chechen жӀаьла, from Old Georgian ძაղლი, from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁aɣl- — dog.

хӀорджӀаьла (Chechen): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “хӀорджӀаьла”, step by step

хӀорджӀаьла traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chechen жӀаьла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChechenжӀаьлаdog
2Old Georgianძაղლი—
3Proto-Kartvelianʒ₁aɣl-dog

via Chechen хӏорд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chechenхӏордsea
2Ossetianфурдbig river
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*paruta-—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁aɣl- →Every word from Old Georgian ძაղლი →Every word from Chechen жӀаьла →