Where does “ზალპი” come from?
ზალპი (Georgian) comes from Russian залп, from German salve, from French salve, from Italian salva, from Spanish salva, from Spanish salvo, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
ზალპი (Georgian): salve
Ancestry of “ზალპი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | залп | salvo, volley |
| 2 | German | salve | — |
| 3 | French | salve | salvo, volley of shots; round |
| 4 | Italian | salva | feminine singular of salvo; volley, discharge,... |
| 5 | Spanish | salva | feminine singular of salvo; salvo, volley |
| 6 | Spanish | salvo | safe; except, apart from |
| 7 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |