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Where does “ყბა” come from?

ყბა (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ყბაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian *q̇ab-.

ყბა (Georgian): jaw, jowl

Definitions

  1. jaw, jowl

Ancestry of “ყბა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianყბაჲ—
2Proto-Kartvelian*q̇ab-—

Words derived from “ყბა”

  • ყბადაღებული
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