Where does “შუქნიშანი” come from?
შუქნიშანი (Georgian) comes from Georgian შუქი, from Old Georgian შუქი, from Old Armenian շուք, from Persian شکوه, from Arabic شَكْوَة.
შუქნიშანი (Georgian): traffic light
Ancestry of “შუქნიშანი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | შუქი | ray, light; light, electricity; lamppost |
| 2 | Old Georgian | შუქი | ray |
| 3 | Old Armenian | շուք | shadow, shade; veil, headcover; protection |
| 4 | Persian | شکوه | — |
| 5 | Arabic | شَكْوَة | — |