Where does “გილიოტინა” come from?
გილიოტინა (Georgian) comes from Russian гильотина, from French guillotine, from French Guillotin, from French Guillot, from French Guillaume, from Old French Guillaume, from Frankish Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic Wiljahelmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
გილიოტინა (Georgian): guillotine
Definitions
- guillotine
Ancestry of “გილიოტინა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гильотина | guillotine |
| 2 | French | guillotine | guillotine; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | Guillotin | Guillotin |
| 4 | French | Guillot | — |
| 5 | French | Guillaume | William |
| 6 | Old French | Guillaume | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Willahelm | William |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | Wiljahelmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |