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Where does “სვეტიცხოველი” come from?

სვეტიცხოველი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian სუეტიცხოველი, from Old Georgian ცხოველი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan c₁xow-el-, from Proto-Georgian-Zan c₁xow- — animate, alive; lively, alive, animate, animal.

Ancestry of “სვეტიცხოველი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianსუეტიცხოველი—
2Old Georgianცხოველიanimal; beast; alive, animate
3Proto-Georgian-Zanc₁xow-el-—
4Proto-Georgian-Zanc₁xow-animate, alive; lively, alive, animate, animal
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