Where does “ჩაქუჩი” come from?
ჩაქუჩი (Georgian) comes from Persian چکوچ, from Middle Persian ckwc, from Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱, from Proto-Indo-European keku- — cudgel, hammer shaped stick.
ჩაქუჩი (Georgian): gavel, hammer
Ancestry of “ჩაქუჩი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | چکوچ | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ckwc | hammer |
| 3 | Avestan | 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱 | battle-axe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keku- | cudgel, hammer shaped stick |