Where does “ძელი” come from?

ძელი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ძელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el- — tree.

ძელი (Georgian): tree; beam; log, bar

Definitions

  1. tree; beam; log, bar

Ancestry of “ძელი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianძელიtree, wood; an improvised boat; raft; boat
2Proto-Georgian-Zanʒ₁el-tree
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el- →Every word from Old Georgian ძელი →
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