Where does “ხელმარცხნივ” come from?

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

ხელმარცხნივ (Georgian): to the left, to the left-hand side

Definitions

  1. to the left, to the left-hand side

Ancestry of “ხელმარცხნივ”, step by step

ხელმარცხნივ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ხელი

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

via Georgian მარცხნივ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმარცხნივto the left, to the left side, leftwards
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian qel- →Every word from Old Georgian ხელი →Every word from Georgian ხელი →