Where does “ძელი” come from?
ძელი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ძელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el-.
ძელი (Georgian): tree; beam; log, bar
Ancestry of “ძელი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | ძელი | tree, wood; an improvised boat; raft; boat |
| 2 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | ʒ₁el- | — |