Where does “თითნიკა” come from?

თითნიკა (Georgian) comes from Georgian თითი, from Old Georgian თითი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ḳit- — finger.

Ancestry of “თითნიკა”, step by step

თითნიკა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian თითი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთითიfinger
2Old Georgianთითიfinger
3Proto-Georgian-Zanḳit-finger

via Georgian ნეკა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianნეკა—
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ḳit- →Every word from Old Georgian თითი →Every word from Georgian თითი →