Where does “ხელმარჯვნივ” come from?

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

ხელმარჯვნივ (Georgian): to the right, to the right-hand side

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “ხელმარჯვნივ”, step by step

ხელმარჯვნივ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ხელი

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

via Georgian მარჯვნივ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმარჯვნივto the right, to the right side, rightwards
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian qel- →Every word from Old Georgian ხელი →Every word from Georgian ხელი →