Where does “სიყალბე” come from?

სიყალბე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ყალბი, from Arabic قَلْب — to flip, to change.

სიყალბე (Georgian): spuriousness

Definitions

  1. spuriousness

Ancestry of “სიყალბე”, step by step

სიყალბე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ყალბი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianყალბიcounterfeit, false, mock, shoddy, spurious,...
2Arabicقَلْبto flip, to change

via Georgian სი- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსი- -ეhood, -ity, -ness
Every word from Arabic قَلْبEvery word from Georgian ყალბი