Where does “კირი” come from?

კირი (Mingrelian) comes from Georgian კირი, from Old Armenian կիր, from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜, from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 — kiln.

კირი (Mingrelian): lime

Definitions

  1. lime

Ancestry of “კირი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianკირიlime, calcium oxide
2Old Armenianկիրlime; calx; a kind of white blister, morphew
3Akkadian𒌋𒀜kiln; oven
4Sumerian𒌋𒀜kiln
Every word from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 →Every word from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜 →Every word from Old Armenian կիր →