Where does “კალათბურთი” come from?

კალათბურთი (Georgian) comes from Georgian კალათი, from Ancient Greek κάλαθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

კალათბურთი (Georgian): basketball

Definitions

  1. basketball

Ancestry of “კალათბურთი”, step by step

კალათბურთი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian კალათი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianკალათიbasket
2Ancient Greekκάλαθοςbasket narrow at the base; capital of a column;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Georgian ბურთი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianბურთიball; sphere, orb
2Old Georgianბურთჳ—

Words derived from “კალათბურთი”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαθος →Every word from Georgian კალათი →