Where does “ქორთუ” come from?

ქორთუ (Laz) comes from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

ქორთუ (Laz): Georgian

Definitions

  1. Georgian

Ancestry of “ქორთუ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
2FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
3Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred

Words derived from “ქორთუ

Every word from Proto-Finnic karciEvery word from Finnish kärsiEvery word from Proto-Kartvelian kart-