Where does “ახიპიჯი” come from?

ახიპიჯი (Laz) comes from Laz ახირი, from Ottoman Turkish آخو, from Persian آخور, from Middle Persian ʾhwl — manger; stable; stable.

ახიპიჯი (Laz): front of barn

Definitions

  1. front of barn

Ancestry of “ახიპიჯი”, step by step

ახიპიჯი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Laz ახირი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazახირიstable, barn
2Ottoman Turkishآخو—
3Persianآخورmanger, crib; stall; stable
4Middle Persianʾhwlmanger; stable; stable

via Laz პიჯი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazპიჯიface
2Proto-Kartvelianṗir-mouth, face; forward-facing
Every word from Middle Persian ʾhwl →Every word from Persian آخور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آخو →