Where does “რუო” come from?
რუო (Mingrelian) comes from Proto-Kartvelian arwa-, from Proto-Semitic ʔarbaʕ- — four.
რუო (Mingrelian): eight
Ancestry of “რუო”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Kartvelian | arwa- | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | ʔarbaʕ- | four |