Where does “შანთი” come from?
შანთი (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian շանթ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
შანთი (Georgian): red-hot iron
Ancestry of “შანთი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | շանթ | lightning, thunderbolt; bolt; heavenly fire;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥ti- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |