Where does “ბედშავი” come from?

ბედშავი (Georgian) comes from Georgian შავი, from Old Georgian შავი, from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

ბედშავი (Georgian): unlucky

Definitions

  1. unlucky

Ancestry of “ბედშავი”, step by step

ბედშავი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian შავი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianშავიblack
2Old Georgianშავი
3Proto-IraniancyaHwáhblack-brown, dark brown, dark
4Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

via Georgian ბედი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianბედიfate

Words derived from “ბედშავი

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwásEvery word from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh