Where does “ქაშვეთი” come from?

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

ქაშვეთი (Georgian): a Georgian Orthodox Church in central Tbilisi

Definitions

  1. a Georgian Orthodox Church in central Tbilisi

Ancestry of “ქაშვეთი”, step by step

ქაშვეთი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ქვა

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

via Georgian შვა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianშვა
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *kwa- →Every word from Old Georgian ქვაჲ →Every word from Georgian ქვა →