Where does “ხმადაბლა” come from?

ხმადაბლა (Georgian) comes from Georgian ხმა, from Old Georgian ჴმაჲ, from Proto-Georgian-Zan qam-.

ხმადაბლა (Georgian): quietly, sotto voce

Definitions

  1. quietly, sotto voce

Ancestry of “ხმადაბლა”, step by step

ხმადაბლა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ხმა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianხმაvoice, sound; voice, word, remark, opinion; vote
2Old Georgianჴმაჲsound, voice
3Proto-Georgian-Zanqam-—

via Georgian დაბლა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianდაბლაdown, downwards, downstairs
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan qam- →Every word from Old Georgian ჴმაჲ →Every word from Georgian ხმა →