Where does “მეგრელი” come from?

მეგრელი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian მეგრელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan egr- — referred to Western Kartvelian tribes, namely Mingrelians.

მეგრელი (Georgian): Mingrelian

Definitions

  1. Mingrelian

Ancestry of “მეგრელი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old GeorgianმეგრელიMingrelian
2Proto-Georgian-Zanegr-referred to Western Kartvelian tribes, namely Mingrelians

Words derived from “მეგრელი”

Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan egr- →Every word from Old Georgian მეგრელი →
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