Where does “ქვიშაქვა” come from?

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

ქვიშაქვა (Georgian): sandstone

Definitions

  1. sandstone

Ancestry of “ქვიშაქვა”, step by step

ქვიშაქვა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ქვა

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

via Georgian ქვიშა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianქვიშაsand
2Old Georgianქჳშაჲ—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *kwa- →Every word from Old Georgian ქვაჲ →Every word from Georgian ქვა →