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Where does “სოვდაგარი” come from?

სოვდაგარი (Georgian) comes from Persian سوداگر, from Persian سودا, from Arabic سَوْدَاء — black bile, melancholy; black.

სოვდაგარი (Georgian): trader

Definitions

  1. trader

Ancestry of “სოვდაგარი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسوداگرmerchant, trader
2Persianسوداtrade
3Arabicسَوْدَاءblack bile, melancholy; black
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