Where does “Javakheti” come from?

Javakheti (English) comes from Georgian ჯავახეთი, from Georgian -ეთი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *-et.

Javakheti (English): a mountainous area in southern Georgia, bordering Turkey and Armenia, part of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region

Definitions

  1. a mountainous area in southern Georgia, bordering Turkey and Armenia, part of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region

Ancestry of “Javakheti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianჯავახეთი(historical region of Georgia)
2Georgian-ეთიlocation suffix; geographical suffix
3Proto-Georgian-Zan*-et—
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *-et →Every word from Georgian -ეთი →Every word from Georgian ჯავახეთი →