Where does “მიწისძვრა” come from?

მიწისძვრა (Georgian) comes from Georgian მიწა, from Old Georgian მიწა — land; dust.

მიწისძვრა (Georgian): earthquake

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “მიწისძვრა”, step by step

მიწისძვრა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian მიწა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმიწაearth, ground, land
2Old Georgianმიწაland; dust

via Georgian ძვრა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianძვრაearthquake; verbal noun of ძრავს; verbal noun of...
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