Where does “შავკანიანი” come from?

შავკანიანი (Georgian) comes from Georgian შავი, from Old Georgian შავი, from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

შავკანიანი (Georgian): black-skinned or dark-skinned person, someone of African ancestry

Definitions

  1. black-skinned or dark-skinned person, someone of African ancestry

Ancestry of “შავკანიანი”, step by step

შავკანიანი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian შავი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianშავიblack
2Old Georgianშავი
3Proto-IraniancyaHwáhblack-brown, dark brown, dark
4Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHwásblack-brown, dark-brown, dark
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

via Georgian კანიანი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianკანიანი
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHwásEvery word from Proto-Iranian cyaHwáh