Where does “ხელბურთი” come from?

ხელბურთი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ხელი, from Old Georgian ხელი, from Proto-Kartvelian qel- — throat.

ხელბურთი (Georgian): handball

Definitions

  1. handball

Ancestry of “ხელბურთი”, step by step

ხელბურთი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ხელი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianხელიhand; handwriting; handle
2Old Georgianხელიhand; document; signature
3Proto-Kartvelianqel-throat

via Georgian ბურთი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianბურთიball; sphere, orb
2Old Georgianბურთჳ—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian qel- →Every word from Old Georgian ხელი →Every word from Georgian ხელი →