Where does “მოლურჯო” come from?

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

მოლურჯო (Georgian): bluish/blueish

Definitions

  1. bluish/blueish

Ancestry of “მოლურჯო”, step by step

მოლურჯო 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- -ო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმო- -ო—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- →Every word from Old Armenian լուրջ →Every word from Georgian ლურჯი →