Where does “Kartvelio” come from?

Kartvelio (Esperanto) comes from Georgian ქართველი, from Old Georgian ქართველი, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

Ancestry of “Kartvelio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GeorgianქართველიOf Georgian descent; person from the country of...
2Old GeorgianქართველიGeorgian
3Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
4FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
5Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred
Every word from Proto-Finnic karci →Every word from Finnish kärsi →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian kart- →