Where does “ძველმოდური” come from?
ძველმოდური (Georgian) comes from Georgian ძველი, from Old Georgian ძუელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁wel-, from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁w- — to be old.
ძველმოდური (Georgian): old-fashioned, outdated, out-of-date
Definitions
- old-fashioned, outdated, out-of-date
Ancestry of “ძველმოდური”, step by step
ძველმოდური traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ძველი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ძველი | old; previous; thief in law |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ძუელი | old |
| 3 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | *ʒ₁wel- | old, decrepit |
| 4 | Proto-Kartvelian | ʒ₁w- | to be old |
via Georgian მოდური
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | მოდური | fashionable, modish, stylish, stylistic, swanky |