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Where does “ლოცმანი” come from?

ლოცმანი (Georgian) comes from Dutch loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman, from Old English lādmann, from Old English lād, from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

ლოცმანი (Georgian): pilot

Definitions

  1. pilot

Ancestry of “ლოცმანი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloodsmanpilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or...
2Middle Dutchlootsman—
3Middle Englishlodesmanpilot
4Old Englishlādmannguide; a leader, guide
5Old Englishlādcourse, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,...
6Proto-West Germanic*laidu—
7Proto-Germaniclaidōa leading; a way, course, route, direction
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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