Where does “დედაშენი” come from?

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

დედაშენი (Georgian): your mother

Definitions

  1. your mother

Ancestry of “დედაშენი”, step by step

დედაშენი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian დედა

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

via Georgian შენი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianშენიyour (singular), yours
2Old Georgianშჱნი—
3Middle Iranianšēn—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ded- →Every word from Old Georgian დედაჲ →Every word from Georgian დედა →