Where does “ძველი” come from?
ძველი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ძუელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁wel-, from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁w- — to be old.
ძველი (Georgian): old; previous; thief in law
Definitions
- old; previous; thief in law
Ancestry of “ძველი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Georgian | ძუელი | old |
| 2 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | *ʒ₁wel- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Kartvelian | ʒ₁w- | to be old |