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Where does “ქარაფი” come from?

ქარაფი (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian քարափն, from Old Armenian քար — stone.

ქარაფი (Georgian): cliff, rock

Definitions

  1. cliff, rock

Ancestry of “ქარაფი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքարափնsteepy side, precipice, edge or verge of a rock
2Old Armenianքարstone
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