Where does “სამარგალო” come from?

სამარგალო (Mingrelian) comes from Mingrelian მარგალი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan m-egr-el-, from Proto-Georgian-Zan egr- — referred to Western Kartvelian tribes, namely Mingrelians.

სამარგალო (Mingrelian): Samegrelo

Definitions

  1. Samegrelo

Ancestry of “სამარგალო”, step by step

სამარგალო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mingrelian მარგალი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MingrelianმარგალიMingrelian
2Proto-Georgian-Zanm-egr-el-—
3Proto-Georgian-Zanegr-referred to Western Kartvelian tribes, namely Mingrelians

via Mingrelian სა- -ო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelianსა- -ო—
2Georgianსა- -ო—
3Proto-Georgian-Zan*lʿa- -o—
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan egr- →Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan m-egr-el- →Every word from Mingrelian მარგალი →