Where does “რვაფეხა” come from?

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

რვაფეხა (Georgian): octopus

Definitions

  1. octopus

Ancestry of “რვაფეხა”, step by step

რვაფეხა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian რვა

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

via Georgian ფეხი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianფეხიleg; trigger
2Old Georgianფერჴიfoot
3Proto-Kartvelianberq-leg; step
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian arwa- →Every word from Old Georgian რვაჲ →