Where does “დედამიწა” come from?

დედამიწა (Georgian) comes from Georgian დედა, from Old Georgian დედაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian ded- — mother.

დედამიწა (Georgian): Earth

Definitions

  1. Earth

Ancestry of “დედამიწა”, step by step

დედამიწა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian დედა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianდედაmother; nun
2Old Georgianდედაჲmother; nun; woman
3Proto-Kartvelianded-mother

via Georgian მიწა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმიწაearth, ground, land
2Old Georgianმიწაland; dust
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ded- →Every word from Old Georgian დედაჲ →Every word from Georgian დედა →