Where does “თვათვი” come from?

თვათვი (Mingrelian) comes from Georgian თათი, from Armenian թաթ, from Old Armenian թաթ, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g-t-, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g- — touch; to touch, to take hold of.

თვათვი (Mingrelian): paw

Definitions

  1. paw

Ancestry of “თვათვი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთათიpaw
2Armenianթաթpaw; hand; foot; scale
3Old Armenianթաթsole of the foot; palm of the hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂g-t-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂g-touch; to touch, to take hold of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g-t- →Every word from Old Armenian թաթ →