Where does “ჩორფა” come from?

ჩორფა (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish چولپا, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ჩორფა (Laz): clumsy, unskilful a person who always has minor accidents

Definitions

  1. clumsy, unskilful a person who always has minor accidents

Ancestry of “ჩორფა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچولپاhaving one defective foot
2Persianپاleg, foot; with
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
4Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →