Where does “ხმელი” come from?
ხმელი (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ჴმელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan qm-el-, from Proto-Georgian-Zan qem- — to dry, to wither.
ხმელი (Georgian): dry, arid; dried; withered
Definitions
- dry, arid; dried; withered
Ancestry of “ხმელი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | ჴმელი | dry, withered; land |
| 2 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | qm-el- | dry; dry land |
| 3 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | qem- | to dry, to wither |
Words derived from “ხმელი”