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Where does “მარგალიტი” come from?

მარგალიტი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian მარგალიტი, from Old Armenian մարգարիտ, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

მარგალიტი (Georgian): pearl; something that is excellent

Definitions

  1. pearl; something that is excellent

Ancestry of “მარგალიტი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianმარგალიტიpearl; mother-of-pearl
2Old Armenianմարգարիտpearl; daisy; margarine
3Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
4Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—
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