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Where does “Telavi” come from?

Telavi (English) comes from Georgian თელავი, from Georgian თელა, from Persian طلا, from Arabic طِلَاء.

Ancestry of “Telavi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთელავი—
2Georgianთელაelm; alternative form of თელვა
3Persianطلاgold
4Arabicطِلَاء—
Every word from Arabic طِلَاء →