Where does “თბილისი” come from?
თბილისი (Georgian) comes from Georgian თბილი, from Old Georgian ტფილი, from Proto-Kartvelian ṭep- — to warm oneself.
Ancestry of “თბილისი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Georgian | თბილი | warm |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ტფილი | warm |
| 3 | Proto-Kartvelian | ṭep- | to warm oneself |
Words derived from “თბილისი”