Where does “საშობაო” come from?

საშობაო (Georgian) comes from Georgian შობა, from Old Georgian შობაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian šew- — to give birth.

საშობაო (Georgian): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “საშობაო”, step by step

საშობაო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian შობა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GeorgianშობაChristmas; verbal noun of შობს
2Old Georgianშობაჲbirth, delivery; Christmas
3Proto-Kartvelianšew-to give birth

via Georgian სა- -ო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსა- -ო—
2Proto-Georgian-Zan*lʿa- -o—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian šew- →Every word from Old Georgian შობაჲ →Every word from Georgian შობა →