Where does “ლიტვური” come from?
ლიტვური (Georgian) comes from Georgian ლიტვა, from Russian Литва́, from Old East Slavic литъва, from Lithuanian Lietuvà, from Proto-Slavic Lētuvā.
ლიტვური (Georgian): Lithuanian (object)
Ancestry of “ლიტვური”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ლიტვა | — |
| 2 | Russian | Литва́ | Baltic tribes around the Neman and Daugava river basins, predecessors of modern Lithuanians |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | литъва | Aukštaitians; Lithuanians |
| 4 | Lithuanian | Lietuvà | Lithuania |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | Lētuvā | — |