Where does “ქვიშნა” come from?
ქვიშნა (Georgian) comes from Ottoman Turkish وشنه, from Proto-Slavic višьňa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
Ancestry of “ქვიშნა”, step by step
ქვიშნა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish وشنه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | وشنه | sour cherry |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | višьňa | sour cherry; cherry |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *wéiśinjāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |
via Arabic كُشْنَى
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كُشْنَى | — |