Where does “ხელმოკლე” come from?
ხელმოკლე (Georgian) comes from Georgian მოკლე, from Old Georgian მოკლჱ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mḳle-, from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳel-.
ხელმოკლე (Georgian): poor
Ancestry of “ხელმოკლე”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | მოკლე | short |
| 2 | Old Georgian | მოკლჱ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | *mḳle- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Kartvelian | *ḳel- | — |