Where does “კესი” come from?

კესი (Georgian) comes from Middle Georgian კესი, from Old Armenian կէս, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

კესი (Georgian): sixtieth of a second

Definitions

  1. sixtieth of a second

Ancestry of “კესი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Georgianკესიsixtieth of a second
2Old Armenianկէսhalf; in part
3Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Old Armenian կէս →