Where does “Imerkhevi” come from?

Imerkhevi (English) comes from Georgian იმერხევი, from Georgian ხევი, from Old Georgian ჴევი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *qew- — ravine.

Imerkhevi (English): A subregion of Shavsheti in the northeast Turkey, close to the Georgian border, more precisely defined a valley in the north of the Şavşat district

Definitions

  1. A subregion of Shavsheti in the northeast Turkey, close to the Georgian border, more precisely defined a valley in the north of the Şavşat district

Ancestry of “Imerkhevi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GeorgianიმერხევიImerkhevi
2Georgianხევიravine
3Old Georgianჴევიravine, gorge
4Proto-Georgian-Zan*qew-ravine
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *qew- →Every word from Old Georgian ჴევი →Every word from Georgian ხევი →
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