Where does “მენახშირე” come from?

მენახშირე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ნახშირი, from Old Georgian ნაჴშირი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan na-qšir- — coal.

მენახშირე (Georgian): charcoal burner

Definitions

  1. charcoal burner

Ancestry of “მენახშირე”, step by step

მენახშირე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ნახშირი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianნახშირიcoal; carbon
2Old Georgianნაჴშირიcoal
3Proto-Georgian-Zanna-qšir-coal

via Proto-Georgian-Zan მე- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanმე- -ე—
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan na-qšir- →Every word from Old Georgian ნაჴშირი →Every word from Georgian ნახშირი →