Where does “ქარვა” come from?
ქარვა (Georgian) comes from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
ქარვა (Georgian): amber
Ancestry of “ქარვა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 2 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 3 | Persian | کاستن | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |