Where does “ხელწერა” come from?

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

ხელწერა (Georgian): handwriting, penmanship

Definitions

  1. handwriting, penmanship

Ancestry of “ხელწერა”, step by step

ხელწერა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ხელი

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

via Georgian წერა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianწერაfate; verbal noun of წერს; verbal noun of სწერს
2Old Georgianწერაჲ—
3Proto-Kartvelianc̣₁er-—
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian qel- →Every word from Old Georgian ხელი →Every word from Georgian ხელი →