Where does “ჯელოჩაჲ” come from?
ჯელოჩაჲ (Laz) comes from Laz ჯელა, from Proto-Indo-European tus-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
ჯელოჩაჲ (Laz): to strike a match (downward)
Definitions
- to strike a match (downward)
Ancestry of “ჯელოჩაჲ”, step by step
ჯელოჩაჲ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Laz ჯელა
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laz | ჯელა | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tus- | to empty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |
via Georgian ო
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ო | Fourteenth (historically sixteenth) letter of the Georgian alphabet. Its name is on and it is preceded by ნ (historically ჲ) and followed by პ |