Where does “ზაქი” come from?
ზაქი (Georgian) comes from Persian زاق, from Proto-Iranian *zanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ānáHti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
ზაქი (Georgian): the young of animals, "especially" a buffalo baby
Definitions
- the young of animals, "especially" a buffalo baby
Ancestry of “ზაქი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | زاق | the young of anything |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *zanH- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ānáHti | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ȷ́ānáHti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |