Where does “ქოლთუღი” come from?

ქოლთუღი (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish قولتق, from Proto-Turkic kȫl — lake.

ქოლთუღი (Laz): armpit

Definitions

  1. armpit

Ancestry of “ქოლთუღი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقولتقarmpit, the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
2Proto-Turkickȫllake
Every word from Proto-Turkic kȫl