Where does “მოსახლეობა” come from?

მოსახლეობა (Georgian) comes from Georgian მოსახლე, from Georgian სახლი, from Old Georgian სახლი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *lʿaxal- — house, dwelling.

მოსახლეობა (Georgian): population

Definitions

  1. population

Ancestry of “მოსახლეობა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმოსახლეinhabitant
2Georgianსახლიhome, house, dwelling
3Old Georgianსახლიhouse, home, dwelling; temple; room
4Proto-Georgian-Zan*lʿaxal-house, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *lʿaxal- →Every word from Old Georgian სახლი →Every word from Georgian სახლი →