Where does “ქვიშაქვა” come from?
ქვიშაქვა (Georgian) comes from Georgian ქვა, from Old Georgian ქვაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian *kwa-.
ქვიშაქვა (Georgian): sandstone
Ancestry of “ქვიშაქვა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | ქვა | stone |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ქვაჲ | stone, boulder; eye |
| 3 | Proto-Kartvelian | *kwa- | — |