Where does “Akhaltsikhe” come from?

Akhaltsikhe (English) comes from Georgian ახალციხე, from Georgian ციხე, from Old Georgian ციხჱ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe- — fortress.

Akhaltsikhe (English): properly Akhaltsikhe Municipality

Definitions

  1. properly Akhaltsikhe Municipality

Ancestry of “Akhaltsikhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianახალციხე—
2Georgianციხეfortress; jail, prison
3Old Georgianციხჱfortress
4Proto-Georgian-Zan*ʒ₁ixe-fortress
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe- →Every word from Old Georgian ციხჱ →Every word from Georgian ციხე →