Where does “გრიფი” come from?
გრიფი (Georgian) comes from Russian гриф, from Polish gryf, from French griffe, from Middle French griffe, from Old High German grif, from Proto-West Germanic *gripi, from Proto-Germanic gripiz, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
გრიფი (Georgian): fingerboard
Definitions
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Ancestry of “გრიფი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гриф | vulture bird |
| 2 | Polish | gryf | griffin; neck; bar |
| 3 | French | griffe | claw; talon; scratch mark |
| 4 | Middle French | griffe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | grif | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gripi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gripiz | A grip, grabbing or grasp; Something that is held... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |