Where does “მარჯვენა” come from?
მარჯვენა (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian მარჯუენა, from Proto-Kartvelian ma-rǯw-en-, from Proto-Kartvelian marǯw-, from Proto-Kartvelian rǯw-.
მარჯვენა (Georgian): right-hand, right; right hand
Definitions
- right-hand, right; right hand
Ancestry of “მარჯვენა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Georgian | მარჯუენა | right hand |
| 2 | Proto-Kartvelian | ma-rǯw-en- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Kartvelian | marǯw- | to conquer, overcome |
| 4 | Proto-Kartvelian | rǯw- | — |