Where does “Sochi” come from?
Sochi (English) comes from Russian Со́чи, from Georgian სოჭი, from Old Armenian սոճի, from Proto-Iranian sauč- — to burn.
Ancestry of “Sochi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Со́чи | — |
| 2 | Georgian | სოჭი | fir |
| 3 | Old Armenian | սոճի | pine, "Pinus" |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | sauč- | to burn |