Where does “განათლება” come from?
განათლება (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian განათლება, from Proto-Georgian-Zan nat- — to shine, give light.
განათლება (Georgian): education
Ancestry of “განათლება”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | განათლება | the act of lighting up; christening, baptism |
| 2 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | nat- | to shine, give light |