Where does “zelkova” come from?

zelkova (Czech) comes from Georgian ძელქვა, from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ, from Old Georgian ძელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el- — tree.

zelkova (Czech): zelkova

Definitions

  1. zelkova

Ancestry of “zelkova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianძელქვაzelkova
2Old Georgianძელქვაჲ"Populus alba", a kind of a tree
3Old Georgianძელიtree, wood; an improvised boat; raft; boat
4Proto-Georgian-Zanʒ₁el-tree
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el- →Every word from Old Georgian ძელი →Every word from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ →