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Where does “eristavi” come from?

eristavi (English) comes from Old Georgian ერისთავი, from Old Georgian თავი, from Proto-Kartvelian taw- — head.

eristavi (English): Georgian feudal office, roughly equivalent to the...

Definitions

  1. Georgian feudal office, roughly equivalent to the...

Ancestry of “eristavi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianერისთავიeristavi
2Old Georgianთავიhead; topmost, foremost or leading part; head,...
3Proto-Kartveliantaw-head
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