Where does “მერვე” come from?

მერვე (Georgian) comes from Georgian რვა, from Old Georgian რვაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian arwa-, from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- — four.

მერვე (Georgian): eighth

Definitions

  1. eighth

Ancestry of “მერვე”, step by step

მერვე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian რვა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianრვაeight
2Old Georgianრვაჲeight
3Proto-Kartvelianarwa-eight
4Proto-Semiticʔarbaʕ-four

via Proto-Georgian-Zan მე- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanმე- -ე—

Words derived from “მერვე”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian arwa- →Every word from Old Georgian რვაჲ →