Where does “ქოში” come from?

ქოში (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian քօշ, from Classical Syriac ܟܒܫܐ, from Arabic كَبْش — tup, wether.

ქოში (Georgian): slipper; Alternative form of ქოშიკი

Definitions

  1. slipper; Alternative form of ქოშიკი

Ancestry of “ქოში”, step by step

ქოში traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian քօշ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքօշhe-goat
2Classical Syriacܟܒܫܐram, wether; pressure; assault, conquest, taking...
3Arabicكَبْشtup, wether

via Persian کفش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکفشshoe
2Middle Persiankpšshoe
Every word from Arabic كَبْش →Every word from Classical Syriac ܟܒܫܐ →Every word from Old Armenian քօշ →