Where does “მიხაკი” come from?

მიხაკი (Georgian) comes from Persian میخک, from Persian میخ, from Middle Persian myh, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas — peg, nail.

მიხაკი (Georgian): allspice, carnation, cloves

Definitions

  1. allspice, carnation, cloves

Ancestry of “მიხაკი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمیخکclove; carnation
2Persianمیخnail
3Middle Persianmyhpeg, nail
4Old Persian𐎶𐎹𐎧doorknob
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmayū́kʰaspeg, nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas →Every word from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧 →Every word from Middle Persian myh →