Where does “შობა” come from?
შობა (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian შობაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian šew- — to give birth.
შობა (Georgian): Christmas; verbal noun of შობს
Definitions
- Christmas; verbal noun of შობს
Ancestry of “შობა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | შობაჲ | birth, delivery; Christmas |
| 2 | Proto-Kartvelian | šew- | to give birth |