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Where does “ქაშვეთი” come from?

ქაშვეთი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ქვა, from Old Georgian ქვაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian *kwa-.

Ancestry of “ქაშვეთი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianქვაstone
2Old Georgianქვაჲstone, boulder; eye
3Proto-Kartvelian*kwa-—
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