Where does “რვაასი” come from?

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

რვაასი (Georgian): eight hundred

Definitions

  1. eight hundred

Ancestry of “რვაასი”, step by step

რვაასი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian რვა

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

via Georgian ასი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianასიhundred
2Old Georgianასიhundred
3Proto-Kartvelianas₁-hundred

Words derived from “რვაასი”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian arwa- →Every word from Old Georgian რვაჲ →