Where does “რვა” come from?
რვა (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian რვაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian arwa-, from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- — four.
რვა (Georgian): eight
Ancestry of “რვა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | რვაჲ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Kartvelian | arwa- | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʔarbaʕ- | four |