Where does “ომბუდსმენი” come from?
ომბუდსმენი (Georgian) comes from Russian омбудсме́н, from English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr, from Old Norse umboð, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
ომბუდსმენი (Georgian): ombudsman
Ancestry of “ომბუდსმენი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | омбудсме́н | — |
| 2 | English | ombudsman | An appointed official whose duty is to... |
| 3 | Swedish | ombudsman | ombudsman |
| 4 | Old Norse | umboðsmaðr | commissary, steward |
| 5 | Old Norse | umboð | commission |
| 6 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |