Where does “შარვალი” come from?
შარვალი (Georgian) comes from Georgian შალვარი, from Persian شلوار, from Middle Persian šlwʾl, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
შარვალი (Georgian): pantaloon, trousers, pants
Definitions
- pantaloon, trousers, pants
Ancestry of “შარვალი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Georgian | შალვარი | — |
| 2 | Persian | شلوار | trousers |
| 3 | Middle Persian | šlwʾl | trousers |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |