Where does “ნიშანსვეტი” come from?

ნიშანსვეტი (Georgian) comes from Georgian სვეტი, from Old Georgian სუეტი — pillar.

ნიშანსვეტი (Georgian): landmark, milestone, a pillar or stone that marks a boundary

Definitions

  1. landmark, milestone, a pillar or stone that marks a boundary

Ancestry of “ნიშანსვეტი”, step by step

ნიშანსვეტი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian სვეტი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსვეტიcolumn, pillar
2Old Georgianსუეტიpillar

via Georgian ნიშანი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianნიშანიsign, mark, symbol; precursor, omen; Synonym of...
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