Where does “ცახი” come from?

ცახი (Georgian) comes from Armenian ցախ, from Old Armenian ցախ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱokHo-.

ცახი (Georgian): twigs put near a silkworm, on which it starts...

Definitions

  1. twigs put near a silkworm, on which it starts...

Ancestry of “ცახი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianցախbrushwood, dry twigs for fire; firewood; twigs...
2Old Armenianցախash tree or maple tree; branch, twig with leaves;...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱokHo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱokHo- →Every word from Old Armenian ցախ →Every word from Armenian ցախ →