Where does “სიშავე” come from?
სიშავე (Georgian) comes from Georgian შავი, from Old Georgian შავი, from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.
სიშავე (Georgian): blackness
Definitions
- blackness
Ancestry of “სიშავე”, step by step
სიშავე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian შავი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | შავი | black |
| 2 | Old Georgian | შავი | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | cyaHwáh | black-brown, dark brown, dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHwás | black-brown, dark-brown, dark |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-wó-s | dark; deep brown |
via Georgian სი- -ე
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | სი- -ე | hood, -ity, -ness |