Where does “ვარჯიში” come from?
ვარჯიში (Georgian) comes from Persian ورزش, from Persian ورز, from Proto-Iranian warĵ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warȷ́-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
ვარჯიში (Georgian): exercise
Ancestry of “ვარჯიში”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | ورزش | sport; exercise |
| 2 | Persian | ورز | gain, profit, acquisition; custom, habit; trade,... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | warĵ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | warȷ́- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |