Where does “მუქლურჯი” come from?

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

მუქლურჯი (Georgian): dark blue

Definitions

  1. dark blue

Ancestry of “მუქლურჯი”, step by step

მუქლურჯი 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 მუქი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმუქიdark, swarthy
2Armenianմուգdark, deep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- →Every word from Old Armenian լուրջ →Every word from Georgian ლურჯი →