Where does “მართალი” come from?

მართალი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian მართალი, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥-tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

მართალი (Georgian): truthful

Definitions

  1. truthful

Ancestry of “მართალი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianმართალიrighteous; straight
2Proto-Indo-IranianHr̥tástruth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥-tós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “მართალი”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥-tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥tás →