Where does “ყურსასმენი” come from?

ყურსასმენი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ყური, from Old Georgian ყური, from Proto-Georgian-Zan q̇ur- — ear.

ყურსასმენი (Georgian): earphone

Definitions

  1. earphone

Ancestry of “ყურსასმენი”, step by step

ყურსასმენი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ყური

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianყურიear
2Old Georgianყურიear; handle
3Proto-Georgian-Zanq̇ur-ear

via Georgian სასმენი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსასმენიsomething to listen with
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan q̇ur-Every word from Old Georgian ყურიEvery word from Georgian ყური
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