Where does “სასტიკი” come from?

სასტიკი (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian սաստիկ, from Old Armenian սաստ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₂sti-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

სასტიკი (Georgian): cruel, grim, atrocious; stern

Definitions

  1. cruel, grim, atrocious; stern

Ancestry of “სასტიკი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսաստիկexcessive, extreme, great, grievous, enormous;...
2Old Armenianսաստbitter and angry reproof, scolding, rebuke,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱh₂sti-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

Words derived from “სასტიკი”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₂sti- →Every word from Old Armenian սաստ →