Where does “მწყერფეხა” come from?

მწყერფეხა (Georgian) comes from Georgian ფეხი, from Old Georgian ფერჴი, from Proto-Kartvelian berq- — leg; step.

მწყერფეხა (Georgian): hairy crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)

Definitions

  1. hairy crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)

Ancestry of “მწყერფეხა”, step by step

მწყერფეხა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ფეხი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianფეხიleg; trigger
2Old Georgianფერჴიfoot
3Proto-Kartvelianberq-leg; step

via Georgian მწყერი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმწყერიquail
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian berq- →Every word from Old Georgian ფერჴი →Every word from Georgian ფეხი →