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Where does “ლარი” come from?

ლარი (Georgian) comes from Persian لاری, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ლარი (Georgian): lari, the national currency of Georgia, divided...

Definitions

  1. lari, the national currency of Georgia, divided...

Ancestry of “ლარი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلاریa Persian silver coin
2PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
3Middle Persian-yk'—
4Old Persian-𐎡𐎣—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ლარი”

  • lari
  • лари
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