Where does “სამყურა” come from?

სამყურა (Georgian) comes from Georgian სამი, from Old Georgian სამი, from Proto-Kartvelian sam- — three.

სამყურა (Georgian): clover, shamrock, trefoil

Definitions

  1. clover, shamrock, trefoil

Ancestry of “სამყურა”, step by step

სამყურა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian სამი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსამიthree
2Old Georgianსამიthree
3Proto-Kartveliansam-three

via Georgian ყური

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianყურიear
2Old Georgianყურიear; handle
3Proto-Georgian-Zanq̇ur-ear
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian sam- →Every word from Old Georgian სამი →Every word from Georgian სამი →