Where does “Akhalkalaki” come from?

Akhalkalaki (English) comes from Georgian ახალქალაქი, from Georgian ქალაქი, from Old Georgian ქალაქი, from Classical Armenian քաղաք.

Akhalkalaki (English): An Armenian-populated town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia

Definitions

  1. An Armenian-populated town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia

Ancestry of “Akhalkalaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianახალქალაქი—
2Georgianქალაქიtown, city
3Old Georgianქალაქიcity
4Classical Armenianքաղաք—
Every word from Classical Armenian քաղաք →Every word from Old Georgian ქალაქი →Every word from Georgian ქალაქი →