Where does “მგელძაღლა” come from?

მგელძაღლა (Georgian) comes from Georgian ძაღლი, from Old Georgian ძაღლი, from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁aɣl- — dog.

მგელძაღლა (Georgian): wolfhound

Definitions

  1. wolfhound

Ancestry of “მგელძაღლა”, step by step

მგელძაღლა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ძაღლი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianძაღლიdog; police officer
2Old Georgianძაღლიdog
3Proto-Kartvelianʒ₁aɣl-dog

via Georgian მგელი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმგელიwolf
2Old Georgianმგელიwolf
3Proto-Georgian-Zanmgel-wolf
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁aɣl- →Every word from Old Georgian ძაღლი →Every word from Georgian ძაღლი →
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