Where does “ქირი” come from?

ქირი (Laz) comes from Laz ქუერი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan pkw-il-, from Proto-Kartvelian pek-, from Proto-Kartvelian pk- — to grind.

ქირი (Laz): Alternative form of ქუერი

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ქუერი

Ancestry of “ქირი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazქუერიflour
2Proto-Georgian-Zanpkw-il-—
3Proto-Kartvelianpek-—
4Proto-Kartvelianpk-to grind
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian pk- →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian pek- →Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan pkw-il- →