Where does “ხმელეთი” come from?

ხმელეთი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ხმელი, from Old Georgian ჴმელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan qm-el-, from Proto-Georgian-Zan qem- — to dry, to wither.

ხმელეთი (Georgian): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “ხმელეთი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianხმელიdry, arid; dried; withered
2Old Georgianჴმელიdry, withered; land
3Proto-Georgian-Zanqm-el-dry; dry land
4Proto-Georgian-Zanqem-to dry, to wither
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan qem- →Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan qm-el- →Every word from Old Georgian ჴმელი →