Where does “ლურჯი” come from?
ლურჯი (Mingrelian) comes from Georgian ლურჯი, from Old Armenian լուրջ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- — to clean, rinse, slide.
ლურჯი (Mingrelian): blue
Ancestry of “ლურჯი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | ლურჯი | blue |
| 2 | Old Armenian | լուրջ | *light, *shiny; light blue; blue; cheerful,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewH- | to clean, rinse, slide |