Where does “第比利斯” come from?
第比利斯 (Chinese) comes from Georgian თბილისი, from Georgian თბილი, from Old Georgian ტფილი, from Proto-Kartvelian ṭep- — to warm oneself.
Ancestry of “第比利斯”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | თბილისი | — |
| 2 | Georgian | თბილი | warm |
| 3 | Old Georgian | ტფილი | warm |
| 4 | Proto-Kartvelian | ṭep- | to warm oneself |