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Where does “ყვლეფს” come from?

ყვლეფს (Georgian) comes from Georgian ყვლეფა, from Proto-Kartvelian *q̇wlep-.

ყვლეფს (Georgian): to peel away, to strip off, to pluck; to exploit

Definitions

  1. to peel away, to strip off, to pluck; to exploit

Ancestry of “ყვლეფს”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianყვლეფაverbal noun of ყვლეფს
2Proto-Kartvelian*q̇wlep-—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *q̇wlep- →