Where does “ტომი” come from?

ტომი (Georgian) comes from Ancient Greek τόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

ტომი (Georgian): tribe; volume, tome

Definitions

  1. tribe; volume, tome

Ancestry of “ტომი”, step by step

ტომი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τόμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόμοςslice, piece; piece of land; frustum
2Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Old Georgian ტომი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianტომი—
2Old Armenianտոհմfamily, race, line
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ός →Every word from Ancient Greek τόμος →