Where does “რომელი” come from?
რომელი (Georgian) comes from Georgian რომი, from Russian ром, from French rhum, from English rum, from Ottoman Turkish روم, from Arabic رُوم, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
რომელი (Georgian): that, which
Definitions
- that, which
Ancestry of “რომელი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | რომი | rum |
| 2 | Russian | ром | rum |
| 3 | French | rhum | rum |
| 4 | English | rum | A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | روم | Various other areas of the Ottoman Empire full of "Roman" (i.e. Byzantine Greek) people, particularly central Anatolia |
| 6 | Arabic | رُوم | Byzantines |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 | Rome; Byzantine |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ῥωμανία | Byzantine Empire |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |