Where does “ციხე” come from?

ციხე (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ციხჱ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe- — fortress.

ციხე (Georgian): fortress; jail, prison

Definitions

  1. fortress; jail, prison

Ancestry of “ციხე”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianციხჱfortress
2Proto-Georgian-Zan*ʒ₁ixe-fortress

Words derived from “ციხე”

Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ixe- →Every word from Old Georgian ციხჱ →