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Where does “Mtskheta” come from?

Mtskheta (English) comes from Georgian მცხეთა, from Georgian მესხი — a Meskhetian person.

Ancestry of “Mtskheta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GeorgianმცხეთაMtskheta, city in east-central Georgia
2Georgianმესხიa Meskhetian person
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