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Where does “გორი” come from?

გორი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian გორი, from Old Georgian გორა, from Proto-Georgian-Zan gora — hillock.

Ancestry of “გორი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianგორი—
2Old Georgianგორაhill
3Proto-Georgian-Zangorahillock

Words derived from “გორი”

  • Gori
  • Գորի
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