Where does “ხელჩანთა” come from?

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

ხელჩანთა (Georgian): handbag

Definitions

  1. handbag

Ancestry of “ხელჩანთა”, step by step

ხელჩანთა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ხელი

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

via Georgian ჩანთა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianჩანთაpouch, satchel
2Ottoman Turkishچانطهwallet, bysack, suitcase
3Persianچنتهsack
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