Where does “ლომვეშაპი” come from?

ლომვეშაპი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ლომი, from Old Georgian ლომი, from Proto-Kartvelian lom-.

ლომვეშაპი (Georgian): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “ლომვეშაპი”, step by step

ლომვეშაპი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ლომი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianლომიlion; Leo constellation; Leo
2Old Georgianლომიlion; Leo
3Proto-Kartvelianlom-—

via Georgian ვეშაპი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianვეშაპიwhale; dragon
2Old Georgianვეშაპი—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian lom- →Every word from Old Georgian ლომი →Every word from Georgian ლომი →