Where does “დუდკოჩი” come from?

დუდკოჩი (Mingrelian) comes from Georgian თავკაცი, from Georgian თავი, from Old Georgian თავი, from Proto-Kartvelian taw- — head.

დუდკოჩი (Mingrelian): leader, head

Definitions

  1. leader, head

Ancestry of “დუდკოჩი”, step by step

დუდკოჩი traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian თავკაცი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთავკაციa leader, someone in charge of a task or a mission (in general sense)
2Georgianთავიhead; chapter; topmost, foremost or leading part
3Old Georgianთავიhead; topmost, foremost or leading part; head,...
4Proto-Kartveliantaw-head

via Mingrelian დუდი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelianდუდიhead
2Proto-Indo-Europeandud-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Mingrelian კოჩი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelianკოჩიman
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian taw- →Every word from Old Georgian თავი →Every word from Georgian თავი →