Where does “ოლქი” come from?

ოლქი (Georgian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اولكا, from Proto-Turkic *üle- — to divide, distribute.

ოლქი (Georgian): district, province

Definitions

  1. district, province

Ancestry of “ოლქი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاولكاcountry
2Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute
Every word from Proto-Turkic *üle- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اولكا →