Where does “უჯი” come from?

უჯი (Laz) comes from Turkish uç, from Ottoman Turkish اوچ, from Persian اوج, from Arabic أَوْج, from Persian اوگ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

უჯი (Laz): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “უჯი”, step by step

უჯი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish uç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishuçextreme; tip; top
2Ottoman Turkishاوچthree (3)
3Persianاوجacme; apex; peak
4Arabicأَوْج—
5Persianاوگ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Proto-Georgian-Zan q̇ur-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanq̇ur-ear

Words derived from “უჯი”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →