Where does “სისასტიკე” come from?

სისასტიკე (Georgian) comes from Georgian სასტიკი, from Old Armenian սաստիկ, from Old Armenian սաստ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₂sti-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

სისასტიკე (Georgian): atrocity, brutality, grimness, savageness,...

Definitions

  1. atrocity, brutality, grimness, savageness,...

Ancestry of “სისასტიკე”, step by step

სისასტიკე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian სასტიკი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსასტიკიcruel, grim, atrocious; stern
2Old Armenianսաստիկexcessive, extreme, great, grievous, enormous;...
3Old Armenianսաստbitter and angry reproof, scolding, rebuke,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱh₂sti-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Georgian სი- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსი- -ეhood, -ity, -ness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱh₂sti-Every word from Old Armenian սաստ