Where does “ნათლიდედა” come from?

ნათლიდედა (Georgian) comes from Georgian დედა, from Old Georgian დედაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian ded- — mother.

ნათლიდედა (Georgian): godmother

Definitions

  1. godmother

Ancestry of “ნათლიდედა”, step by step

ნათლიდედა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian დედა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianდედაmother; nun
2Old Georgianდედაჲmother; nun; woman
3Proto-Kartvelianded-mother

via Georgian ნათლია

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianნათლიაgodfather, godmother, godparent
2Georgianნათ—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ded- →Every word from Old Georgian დედაჲ →Every word from Georgian დედა →