Where does “Meskhetian” come from?

Meskhetian (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Meskhetian (English): A member of a subgroup of Georgians, the...

Definitions

  1. A member of a subgroup of Georgians, the...

Ancestry of “Meskhetian”, step by step

Meskhetian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Meskheti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMeskhetia mountainous area in southwestern Georgia
2Georgianმესხეთი(historical region of Georgia)
3Georgian-ეთიlocation suffix; geographical suffix
4Proto-Georgian-Zan*-et—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →