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Where does “gruzīns” come from?

gruzīns (Latvian) comes from Russian грузи́н, from Old East Slavic гурзи — Georgians.

gruzīns (Latvian): a Georgian man, a man born in the country of...

Definitions

  1. a Georgian man, a man born in the country of...

Ancestry of “gruzīns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрузи́н—
2Old East SlavicгурзиGeorgians

Words derived from “gruzīns”

  • gruzīnisks
  • gruzīniete
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