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

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “ლურჯი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianლურჯიblue
2Old Armenianլուրջ*light, *shiny; light blue; blue; cheerful,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱlewH-to clean, rinse, slide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- →Every word from Old Armenian լուրջ →Every word from Georgian ლურჯი →