Where does “提比里斯” come from?

提比里斯 (Chinese) comes from Georgian თბილისი, from Georgian თბილი, from Old Georgian ტფილი, from Proto-Kartvelian ṭep- — to warm oneself.

Ancestry of “提比里斯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთბილისი
2Georgianთბილიwarm
3Old Georgianტფილიwarm
4Proto-Kartvelianṭep-to warm oneself
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