Where does “ა” come from?

ა (Laz) comes from Proto-Georgian-Zan ert-.

ა (Laz): The first letter of the Laz alphabet, written in the Georgian script

Definitions

  1. The first letter of the Laz alphabet, written in the Georgian script

Ancestry of “ა”, step by step

ა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Georgian-Zan ert-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanert-—

via Proto-Kartvelian *a-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelian*a-—
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ert- →