Where does “თექვსმეტჯერ” come from?

თექვსმეტჯერ (Georgian) comes from Georgian თექვსმეტი, from Georgian ექვსი, from Old Georgian ექუსი, from Proto-Kartvelian eks₁w-, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

თექვსმეტჯერ (Georgian): sixteen times

Definitions

  1. sixteen times

Ancestry of “თექვსმეტჯერ”, step by step

თექვსმეტჯერ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian თექვსმეტი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთექვსმეტიsixteen (16)
2Georgianექვსიsix
3Old Georgianექუსიsix
4Proto-Kartvelianeks₁w-six
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Georgian ჯერ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianჯერfirst
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian eks₁w- →Every word from Old Georgian ექუსი →