Where does “ბოროტი” come from?
ბოროტი (Georgian) comes from Armenian բորոտ, from Old Armenian բորոտ, from Old Armenian -ոտ, from Old Armenian հոտ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
ბოროტი (Georgian): despiteful, evil, malicious, rancorous, spiteful,...
Definitions
- despiteful, evil, malicious, rancorous, spiteful,...
Ancestry of “ბოროტი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | բորոտ | leprous; scabby, itchy |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բորոտ | leprous; scabby, itchy, scurvy |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ոտ | forming adjectives |
| 4 | Old Armenian | հոտ | odour, smell, scent; sign, indication |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |