Where does “ბელლი” come from?

ბელლი (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish بللی, from Ottoman Turkish بللو, from Proto-Turkic bẹlgü, from Proto-Turkic bẹl- — to denote, to designate.

ბელლი (Laz): apparent, obvious, certain, definite, evident

Definitions

  1. apparent, obvious, certain, definite, evident

Ancestry of “ბელლი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبللیknown, famous, notorious, renowned, well-known
2Ottoman Turkishبللوknown, perceptible, certain; having a waist
3Proto-Turkicbẹlgüsign
4Proto-Turkicbẹl-to denote, to designate
Every word from Proto-Turkic bẹl- →Every word from Proto-Turkic bẹlgü →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بللو →