Where does “საერისთავო” come from?

საერისთავო (Georgian) comes from Georgian ერისთავი, from Old Georgian ერისთავი, from Old Georgian თავი, from Proto-Kartvelian taw- — head.

საერისთავო (Georgian): A territorial unit of medieval Georgia, usually...

Definitions

  1. A territorial unit of medieval Georgia, usually...

Ancestry of “საერისთავო”, step by step

საერისთავო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ერისთავი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianერისთავიeristavi; army commander, general
2Old Georgianერისთავიeristavi
3Old Georgianთავიhead; topmost, foremost or leading part; head,...
4Proto-Kartveliantaw-head

via Georgian სა- -ო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსა- -ო—
2Proto-Georgian-Zan*lʿa- -o—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian taw- →Every word from Old Georgian თავი →Every word from Old Georgian ერისთავი →