Where does “მოთეთრო” come from?

მოთეთრო (Georgian) comes from Georgian თეთრი, from Old Georgian თეთრი, from Proto-Kartvelian ter-.

მოთეთრო (Georgian): whitish

Definitions

  1. whitish

Ancestry of “მოთეთრო”, step by step

მოთეთრო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian თეთრი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთეთრიwhite; tetri
2Old Georgianთეთრიwhite
3Proto-Kartvelianter-—

via Georgian მო- -ო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმო- -ო—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ter- →Every word from Old Georgian თეთრი →Every word from Georgian თეთრი →