Where does “ჩირი” come from?
ჩირი (Georgian) comes from Armenian չիր, from Middle Armenian չիր, from Old Armenian չոր, from Proto-Indo-European ksoro-.
ჩირი (Georgian): dried fruit
Ancestry of “ჩირი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | չիր | dried fruit |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | չիր | dried fruit |
| 3 | Old Armenian | չոր | dry; rough; only, simply, just |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ksoro- | — |