Where does “სიტყვაგრძელი” come from?

სიტყვაგრძელი (Georgian) comes from Georgian სიტყვა, from Old Georgian სიტყუაჲ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ṭq̇w- — to speak, say.

სიტყვაგრძელი (Georgian): prolix

Definitions

  1. prolix

Ancestry of “სიტყვაგრძელი”, step by step

სიტყვაგრძელი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian სიტყვა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსიტყვაword; talk, conversation; what is to be said
2Old Georgianსიტყუაჲword; speech
3Proto-Georgian-Zanṭq̇w-to speak, say

via Georgian გრძელი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianგრძელიlong
2Proto-Georgian-Zan*grʒel-long, high
3Proto-KartveliangRʒ-to be long
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ṭq̇w- →Every word from Old Georgian სიტყუაჲ →Every word from Georgian სიტყვა →