Where does “სულიერი” come from?

სულიერი (Georgian) comes from Georgian სული, from Old Georgian სული, from Proto-Kartvelian s₁ul- — soul, spirit, smell.

სულიერი (Georgian): a living being (i.e. one who possesses a soul)

Definitions

  1. a living being (i.e. one who possesses a soul)

Ancestry of “სულიერი”, step by step

სულიერი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian სული

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსულიspirit, ghost; soul; man, person, member
2Old Georgianსულიman, person; ghost, particularly an "evil" one;...
3Proto-Kartvelians₁ul-soul, spirit, smell

via Georgian იერი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianიერი—

Words derived from “სულიერი”

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian s₁ul- →Every word from Old Georgian სული →Every word from Georgian სული →