Where does “ძალაუფლება” come from?

ძალაუფლება (Georgian) comes from Georgian ძალა, from Old Georgian ძალი, from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁al- — strength.

ძალაუფლება (Georgian): authority

Definitions

  1. authority

Ancestry of “ძალაუფლება”, step by step

ძალაუფლება traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ძალა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianძალაpower, force, strength
2Old Georgianძალიpower, strength; capability; strength
3Proto-Kartvelian*ʒ₁al-strength

via Georgian უფლება

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianუფლებაright, claim
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁al- →Every word from Old Georgian ძალი →Every word from Georgian ძალა →