Where does “zelkova” come from?

zelkova (English) comes from Russian дзе́льква, from Georgian ძელქვა, from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ, from Old Georgian ძელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el- — tree.

zelkova (English): A kind of tree in the elm family

Definitions

  1. A kind of tree in the elm family

Ancestry of “zelkova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдзе́лькваtree, wood
2Georgianძელქვაzelkova
3Old Georgianძელქვაჲ"Populus alba", a kind of a tree
4Old Georgianძელიtree, wood; an improvised boat; raft; boat
5Proto-Georgian-Zanʒ₁el-tree
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el- →Every word from Old Georgian ძელი →Every word from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ →