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Where does “დოჯოხი” come from?

დოჯოხი (Georgian) comes from Persian دوزخ, from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩, from Proto-Iranian *dušHáhuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásuš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

Ancestry of “დოჯოხი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدوزخhell
2Middle Persian𐭣𐭥𐭱𐭧𐭥𐭩hell
3Proto-Iranian*dušHáhuš—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hásuš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “დოჯოხი”

  • დოჯოხეთი
  • ჯოჯოხეთი
  • жоьжахати
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