Where does “მოლურჯე” come from?

მოლურჯე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ლურჯი, from Old Armenian լուրջ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- — to clean, rinse, slide.

მოლურჯე (Georgian): bluish

Definitions

  1. bluish

Ancestry of “მოლურჯე”, step by step

მოლურჯე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ლურჯი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianლურჯიblue
2Old Armenianլուրջ*light, *shiny; light blue; blue; cheerful,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱlewH-to clean, rinse, slide

via Georgian მო- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმო- -ე(compare მე- -ე)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- →Every word from Old Armenian լուրջ →Every word from Georgian ლურჯი →