Where does “მეზღვაური” come from?

მეზღვაური (Georgian) comes from Georgian ზღვა, from Old Georgian ზღუაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian *zoɣwa- — sea.

მეზღვაური (Georgian): mariner, sailor, seafarer, seaman

Definitions

  1. mariner, sailor, seafarer, seaman

Ancestry of “მეზღვაური”, step by step

მეზღვაური traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ზღვა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianზღვაsea; many
2Old Georgianზღუაჲsea
3Proto-Kartvelian*zoɣwa-sea

via Georgian მე- -ური

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმე- -ური—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *zoɣwa- →Every word from Old Georgian ზღუაჲ →Every word from Georgian ზღვა →