Where does “ქართული” come from?

ქართული (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ქართული, from Proto-Georgian-Zan kart-ul-, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

ქართული (Georgian): Of, from, or pertaining to the country of...

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the country of...

Ancestry of “ქართული”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old GeorgianქართულიGeorgian; Georgian language
2Proto-Georgian-Zankart-ul-
3Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
4FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
5Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred

Words derived from “ქართული

Every word from Proto-Finnic karciEvery word from Finnish kärsiEvery word from Proto-Kartvelian kart-