Where does “რკინიგზა” come from?

რკინიგზა (Georgian) comes from Georgian გზა, from Old Georgian გზაჲ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *gza-, from Proto-Kartvelian gz- — to go.

რკინიგზა (Georgian): railroad, railway, railways

Definitions

  1. railroad, railway, railways

Ancestry of “რკინიგზა”, step by step

რკინიგზა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian გზა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianგზაway, path, road; way, method
2Old Georgianგზაჲway
3Proto-Georgian-Zan*gza-road, path, way
4Proto-Kartveliangz-to go

via Georgian რკინა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianრკინაiron; any weapon made out of iron
2Old Georgianრკინაჲiron; sword, blade; chain
3Proto-Georgian-Zanrḳina-iron

Words derived from “რკინიგზა”

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gz- →Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *gza- →Every word from Old Georgian გზაჲ →