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
Definitions
- traffic light
Ancestry of “შუქნიშანი”, step by step
შუქნიშანი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian შუქი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | splendor, majesty, magnificence, grandiose beauty |
| 5 | Arabic | شَكْوَة | — |
via Georgian ნიშანი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ნიშანი | sign, mark, symbol; precursor, omen; Synonym of... |