Where does “გველთევზა” come from?

გველთევზა (Georgian) comes from Georgian გველი, from Old Georgian გუელი, from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- — snake.

გველთევზა (Georgian): conger eel, eel

Definitions

  1. conger eel, eel

Ancestry of “გველთევზა”, step by step

გველთევზა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian გველი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianგველიsnake, serpent; serpent
2Old Georgianგუელიsnake; giant
3Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake

via Georgian თევზი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთევზიfish
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- →Every word from Old Georgian გუელი →Every word from Georgian გველი →