Where does “ხელმოკლე” come from?

ხელმოკლე (Georgian) comes from Georgian მოკლე, from Old Georgian მოკლჱ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mḳle-, from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳel- — to lack, to be short of something.

ხელმოკლე (Georgian): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “ხელმოკლე”, step by step

ხელმოკლე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian მოკლე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმოკლეshort
2Old Georgianმოკლჱshort
3Proto-Georgian-Zan*mḳle-deprived, lacking, short
4Proto-Kartvelian*ḳel-to lack, to be short of something

via Georgian ხელი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianხელიhand; handwriting; handle
2Old Georgianხელიhand; document; signature
3Proto-Kartvelianqel-throat
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳel- →Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mḳle- →Every word from Old Georgian მოკლჱ →