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Where does “მოგვი” come from?

მოგვი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian მოგჳ, from Proto-Iranian hmáwčati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian smáwčati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)méwk-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

მოგვი (Georgian): magus; astronomer; sorcerer

Definitions

  1. magus; astronomer; sorcerer

Ancestry of “მოგვი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old GeorgianმოგჳZoroastrian; magician, astrologer
2Proto-Iranianhmáwčatito release, let loose, free
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansmáwčati—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)méwk-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy
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