Where does “Gori” come from?

Gori (English) comes from Georgian გორი, from Old Georgian გორი, from Old Georgian გორა, from Proto-Georgian-Zan gora — hillock.

Gori (English): the regional capital of the Shida Kartli region

Definitions

  1. the regional capital of the Shida Kartli region

Ancestry of “Gori”, step by step

Gori traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian გორი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianგორი—
2Old Georgianგორი—
3Old Georgianგორაhill
4Proto-Georgian-Zangorahillock

via Proto-Slavic gořьjь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgořьjьworse; comparative degree of *zъlъ

via Bengali ঘড়ি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliঘড়িtimepiece

Words derived from “Gori”

Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan gora →Every word from Old Georgian გორა →Every word from Old Georgian გორი →