Where does “ქვეყანა” come from?
ქვეყანა (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ქუეყანა, from Old Georgian ყანაჲ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan q̇an- — field; cornfield.
ქვეყანა (Georgian): many; country
Ancestry of “ქვეყანა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | ქუეყანა | ground, earth; land, territory; country |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ყანაჲ | cornfield; ploughed field |
| 3 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | q̇an- | field; cornfield |