Where does “ახალციხე” come from?

ახალციხე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ციხე, from Old Georgian ციხჱ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe- — fortress.

Ancestry of “ახალციხე”, step by step

ახალციხე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ციხე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianციხეfortress; jail, prison
2Old Georgianციხჱfortress
3Proto-Georgian-Zan*ʒ₁ixe-fortress

via Georgian ახალი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianახალიnew, fresh
2Old Georgianახალი—

Words derived from “ახალციხე”

Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe- →Every word from Old Georgian ციხჱ →Every word from Georgian ციხე →