Where does “ბეჩავი” come from?

ბეჩავი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ბედშავი, 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.

ბეჩავი (Georgian): poor, wretched; pitiable

Definitions

  1. poor, wretched; pitiable

Ancestry of “ბეჩავი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianბედშავიunlucky
2Georgianშავიblack
3Old Georgianშავი—
4Proto-IraniancyaHwáhblack-brown, dark brown, dark
5Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás →Every word from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh →