Where does “კაცთევზა” come from?

კაცთევზა (Georgian) comes from Georgian კაცი, from Old Georgian კაცი, from Proto-Kartvelian ḳac₁- — man, male; husband.

კაცთევზა (Georgian): merman

Definitions

  1. merman

Ancestry of “კაცთევზა”, step by step

კაცთევზა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian კაცი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianკაციman; human; husband
2Old Georgianკაციnobody; man; human
3Proto-Kartvelianḳac₁-man, male; husband

via Georgian თევზი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთევზიfish
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ḳac₁-