Where does “ძმაკაცი” come from?

ძმაკაცი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ძმა, from Old Georgian ძმაჲ, from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁am- — brother.

ძმაკაცი (Georgian): very close male friend

Definitions

  1. very close male friend

Ancestry of “ძმაკაცი”, step by step

ძმაკაცი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ძმა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianძმაbrother
2Old Georgianძმაჲbrother
3Proto-Kartvelianʒ₁am-brother

via Georgian კაცი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianკაციman; human; husband
2Old Georgianკაციnobody; man; human
3Proto-Kartvelianḳac₁-man, male; husband
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁am- →Every word from Old Georgian ძმაჲ →Every word from Georgian ძმა →