Where does “ფირუზი” come from?
ფირუზი (Georgian) comes from Persian فیروزه, from Classical Persian پیروزه, from Turkic Turkic, from English sarapa, from Persian سراپا, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
ფირუზი (Georgian): turquoise
Ancestry of “ფირუზი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | فیروزه | turquoise |
| 2 | Classical Persian | پیروزه | turquoise |
| 3 | Turkic | Turkic | — |
| 4 | English | sarapa | A robe of honour |
| 5 | Persian | سراپا | from head to toe |
| 6 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |