Where does “შავი” come from?
შავი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian შავი, from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.
შავი (Georgian): black
Definitions
- black
Ancestry of “შავი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Georgian | შავი | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | cyaHwáh | black-brown, dark brown, dark |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHwás | black-brown, dark-brown, dark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-wó-s | dark; deep brown |