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

Definitions

  1. dried fruit

Ancestry of “ჩირი”, step by step

ჩირი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian չիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianչիրdried fruit
2Middle Armenianչիրdried fruit
3Old Armenianչորdry; rough; only, simply, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksoro-—

via Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁wil-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zan*c₁wil-wax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksoro- →Every word from Old Armenian չոր →Every word from Middle Armenian չիր →