Where does “ცხვირსახოცი” come from?

ცხვირსახოცი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ცხვირი, from Old Georgian ცხჳრი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan c₁xwir- — nose.

ცხვირსახოცი (Georgian): handkerchief

Definitions

  1. handkerchief

Ancestry of “ცხვირსახოცი”, step by step

ცხვირსახოცი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ცხვირი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianცხვირიnose
2Old Georgianცხჳრიnose; snout, muzzle
3Proto-Georgian-Zanc₁xwir-nose

via Georgian სახოცი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსახოცი—
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan c₁xwir- →Every word from Old Georgian ცხჳრი →Every word from Georgian ცხვირი →