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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | სუეტიცხოველი | — |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ცხოველი | animal; beast; alive, animate |
| 3 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | c₁xow-el- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | c₁xow- | animate, alive; lively, alive, animate, animal |