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Where does “-შვილი” come from?

-შვილი (Georgian) comes from Georgian შვილი, from Old Georgian შვილი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan šw-il-.

-შვილი (Georgian): Added to a stem to form a surname

Definitions

  1. Added to a stem to form a surname

Ancestry of “-შვილი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianშვილიchild; offspring of an animal
2Old Georgianშვილიchild, son, daughter
3Proto-Georgian-Zanšw-il-—

Words derived from “-შვილი”

  • Saakashvili
  • სააკაშვილი
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