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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianდედაmother; nun
2Old Georgianდედაჲmother; nun; woman
3Proto-Kartvelianded-mother
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ded- →