Where does “მევახშე” come from?

მევახშე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ვახში, from Middle Persian whš — interest; increase.

მევახშე (Georgian): moneylender, pawnbroker, usurer

Definitions

  1. moneylender, pawnbroker, usurer

Ancestry of “მევახშე”, step by step

მევახშე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ვახში

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianვახშიinterest
2Middle Persianwhšinterest; increase

via Proto-Georgian-Zan მე- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanმე- -ე—
Every word from Middle Persian whš →