Where does “ფქვილი” come from?
ფქვილი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ფქვილი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan pkw-il-, from Proto-Kartvelian pek-, from Proto-Kartvelian pk- — to grind.
ფქვილი (Georgian): flour
Ancestry of “ფქვილი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Georgian | ფქვილი | flour; millstone |
| 2 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | pkw-il- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Kartvelian | pek- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Kartvelian | pk- | to grind |