Where does “Mingrelian” come from?

Mingrelian (English) comes from Georgian მეგრელი, from Old Georgian მეგრელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan egr- — referred to Western Kartvelian tribes, namely Mingrelians.

Mingrelian (English): A person who speaks this language; Of, from, or...

Definitions

  1. A person who speaks this language; Of, from, or...

Ancestry of “Mingrelian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GeorgianმეგრელიMingrelian
2Old GeorgianმეგრელიMingrelian
3Proto-Georgian-Zanegr-referred to Western Kartvelian tribes, namely Mingrelians
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan egr- →Every word from Old Georgian მეგრელი →Every word from Georgian მეგრელი →