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Where does “კუ” come from?

კუ (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian კუჲ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ḳu-.

კუ (Georgian): tortoise, turtle; bishop; cancer, tumor

Definitions

  1. tortoise, turtle; bishop; cancer, tumor

Ancestry of “კუ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianკუჲtortoise
2Proto-Georgian-Zanḳu-—
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