Where does “მევიოლინე” come from?

მევიოლინე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ვიოლინო, from Italian violino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

მევიოლინე (Georgian): fiddler, violinist

Definitions

  1. fiddler, violinist

Ancestry of “მევიოლინე”, step by step

მევიოლინე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ვიოლინო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianვიოლინოviolin
2Italianviolinoviolin, fiddle; violin, violinist
3Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Proto-Georgian-Zan მე- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanმე- -ე
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-