Where does “ღვინო” come from?
ღვინო (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ღჳნო, from Proto-Kartvelian ɣwino-, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
ღვინო (Georgian): wine
Ancestry of “ღვინო”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | ღჳნო | wine; vinegar |
| 2 | Proto-Kartvelian | ɣwino- | wine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |