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Where does “ჯალათი” come from?

ჯალათი (Georgian) comes from Ottoman Turkish جلاد, from Arabic جَلَّاد.

ჯალათი (Georgian): executioner

Definitions

  1. executioner

Ancestry of “ჯალათი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجلادexecutioner, headsman
2Arabicجَلَّاد—
Every word from Arabic جَلَّاد →