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Where does “ტფილისი” come from?

ტფილისი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ტფილისი, from Old Georgian ტფილი, from Proto-Kartvelian ṭep- — to warm oneself.

Ancestry of “ტფილისი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old GeorgianტფილისიTbilisi
2Old Georgianტფილიwarm
3Proto-Kartvelianṭep-to warm oneself

Words derived from “ტფილისი”

  • Tbilisi
  • Tbilisian
  • Тбили́си
  • Tbilisi
  • 第比利斯
  • 提比里斯
  • Թբիլիսի
  • თბილისი
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