Where does “ორმოცდამერვე” come from?

ორმოცდამერვე (Georgian) comes from Georgian მერვე, from Georgian რვა, from Old Georgian რვაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian arwa-, from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- — four.

ორმოცდამერვე (Georgian): forty-eighth

Definitions

  1. forty-eighth

Ancestry of “ორმოცდამერვე”, step by step

ორმოცდამერვე traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian მერვე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმერვეeighth
2Georgianრვაeight
3Old Georgianრვაჲeight
4Proto-Kartvelianarwa-eight
5Proto-Semiticʔarbaʕ-four

via Georgian და

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianდაsister; and
2Old Georgianდაჲsister
3Proto-Kartvelianda-sister

via Georgian ორმოცი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianორმოციforty
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ-Every word from Proto-Kartvelian arwa-Every word from Old Georgian რვაჲ