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

  1. pantryman, tapster

Ancestry of “მებუფეტე”, step by step

მებუფეტე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ბუფეტი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianბუფეტიchina-closet, pantry, sideboard
2Russianбуфе́тsideboard, cupboard
3GermanBuchhalteraccountant, bookkeeper
4Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
5EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
6Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
7Old Englishhealtlame, limping
8Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
9Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
10Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
11Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Proto-Georgian-Zan მე- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanმე- -ე
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel-