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Where does “ნათლიმამა” come from?

ნათლიმამა (Georgian) comes from Georgian მამა, from Old Georgian მამაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian mam- — father.

ნათლიმამა (Georgian): godfather

Definitions

  1. godfather

Ancestry of “ნათლიმამა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმამაfather
2Old Georgianმამაჲfather; father, ecclesiarch
3Proto-Kartvelianmam-father
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