Where does “ღორობა” come from?
ღორობა (Georgian) comes from Georgian ღორი, from Old Georgian ღორი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ɣor-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
ღორობა (Georgian): piggishness
Ancestry of “ღორობა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | ღორი | pig |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ღორი | pig |
| 3 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | ɣor- | swine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰóryos | pig |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰḗr | hedgehog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |