Where does “სიმართლე” come from?

სიმართლე (Georgian) comes from Georgian მართალი, from Old Georgian მართალი, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥-tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

სიმართლე (Georgian): truth

Definitions

  1. truth

Ancestry of “სიმართლე”, step by step

სიმართლე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian მართალი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმართალიtruthful
2Old Georgianმართალიrighteous; straight
3Proto-Indo-IranianHr̥tástruth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥-tós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Georgian სი- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსი- -ეhood, -ity, -ness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥-tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥tás