Where does “აშითი” come from?

აშითი (Laz) comes from Laz აში, from Turkish aşı, from Ottoman Turkish عاصی, from Arabic عَاصٍ.

აშითი (Laz): every six, every six of them, every sixth, every sixth one

Definitions

  1. every six, every six of them, every sixth, every sixth one

Ancestry of “აშითი”, step by step

აშითი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Laz აში

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazაშიsix
2Turkishaşıaccusative singular of aş; third-person singular...
3Ottoman Turkishعاصیrebellious
4Arabicعَاصٍ—

via Laz თი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazთიhead
2Proto-Kartveliantaw-head
Every word from Arabic عَاصٍ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عاصی →Every word from Turkish aşı →