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Where does “ალქატი” come from?

ალქატი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ალქატი, from Old Armenian աղքատ, from Proto-Indo-European oliko-, from Proto-Indo-European (o)leyg/k- — poor, miserable.

ალქატი (Georgian): poor, impoverished; arid, barren

Definitions

  1. poor, impoverished; arid, barren

Ancestry of “ალქატი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianალქატი—
2Old Armenianաղքատpoor, indigent, needy, beggarly; miserable;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoliko-—
4Proto-Indo-European(o)leyg/k-poor, miserable
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