Where does “ორმოცდარვა” come from?

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

ორმოცდარვა (Georgian): forty-eight 48

Definitions

  1. forty-eight 48

Ancestry of “ორმოცდარვა”, step by step

ორმოცდარვა traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian რვა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianრვაeight
2Old Georgianრვაჲeight
3Proto-Kartvelianarwa-eight
4Proto-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 →