Where does “ქვამუხა” come from?

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

ქვამუხა (Georgian): holm oak

Definitions

  1. holm oak

Ancestry of “ქვამუხა”, step by step

ქვამუხა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ქვა

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

via Georgian მუხა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმუხაoak
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *kwa-Every word from Old Georgian ქვაჲEvery word from Georgian ქვა