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Where does “წითელი” come from?

წითელი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian წითელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣₁itel-.

წითელი (Georgian): red; communist

Definitions

  1. red; communist

Ancestry of “წითელი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianწითელიred; table of contents; ark
2Proto-Georgian-Zan*c̣₁itel-—

Words derived from “წითელი”

  • Rkatsiteli
  • რქაწითელი
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣₁itel- →