Where does “ავი” come from?

ავი (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish آو, from Proto-Turkic Āb — hunt, chase.

ავი (Laz): hunting, hunt

Definitions

  1. hunting, hunt

Ancestry of “ავი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآوhunting, chase; game, prey, what is subject to...
2Proto-TurkicĀbhunt, chase
Every word from Proto-Turkic Āb →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آو →