Where does “მებუფეტე” come from?
მებუფეტე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ბუფეტი, from Russian буфе́т, from German Buchhalter, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
მებუფეტე (Georgian): pantryman, tapster
Definitions
- pantryman, tapster
Ancestry of “მებუფეტე”, step by step
მებუფეტე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ბუფეტი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ბუფეტი | china-closet, pantry, sideboard |
| 2 | Russian | буфе́т | sideboard, cupboard |
| 3 | German | Buchhalter | accountant, bookkeeper |
| 4 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 5 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 6 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 7 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
via Proto-Georgian-Zan მე- -ე
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | მე- -ე | — |