Where does “ძლიერი” come from?

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

ძლიერი (Georgian): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “ძლიერი”, step by step

ძლიერი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Georgian ძალი

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

via Old Georgian იერი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianიერი—

Words derived from “ძლიერი”

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁al- →Every word from Old Georgian ძალი →