Where does “არაბაგზა” come from?

არაბაგზა (Laz) comes from Laz გზა, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *gza-, from Proto-Kartvelian gz- — to go.

არაბაგზა (Laz): driveway

Definitions

  1. driveway

Ancestry of “არაბაგზა”, step by step

არაბაგზა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Laz გზა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazგზაroad
2Proto-Georgian-Zan*gza-road, path, way
3Proto-Kartveliangz-to go

via Laz არაბა

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazარაბაcar
2Ottoman Turkishعربهcarriage, usually or traditionally two-wheeled
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian gz- →Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *gza- →Every word from Laz გზა →