Where does “სიტყვაძუნწი” come from?

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

სიტყვაძუნწი (Georgian): man of few words, cagey, tight-lipped

Definitions

  1. man of few words, cagey, tight-lipped

Ancestry of “სიტყვაძუნწი”, step by step

სიტყვაძუნწი 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 ძუნწი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianძუნწიmiser
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ṭq̇w-Every word from Old Georgian სიტყუაჲEvery word from Georgian სიტყვა