Where does “სასულიერო” come from?

სასულიერო (Georgian) comes from Georgian სულიერი, from Georgian სული, from Old Georgian სული, from Proto-Kartvelian s₁ul- — soul, spirit, smell.

სასულიერო (Georgian): religious, sacred

Definitions

  1. religious, sacred

Ancestry of “სასულიერო”, step by step

სასულიერო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian სულიერი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსულიერიa living being (i.e. one who possesses a soul)
2Georgianსულიspirit, ghost; soul; man, person, member
3Old Georgianსულიman, person; ghost, particularly an "evil" one;...
4Proto-Kartvelians₁ul-soul, spirit, smell

via Georgian სა- -ო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსა- -ო—
2Proto-Georgian-Zan*lʿa- -o—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian s₁ul- →Every word from Old Georgian სული →Every word from Georgian სული →