Where does “სუმჸუჯა” come from?

სუმჸუჯა (Mingrelian) comes from Mingrelian სუმი, from Proto-Kartvelian sam- — three.

სუმჸუჯა (Mingrelian): clover, shamrock, trefoil

Definitions

  1. clover, shamrock, trefoil

Ancestry of “სუმჸუჯა”, step by step

სუმჸუჯა traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mingrelian სუმი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelianსუმიthree
2Proto-Kartveliansam-three

via Mingrelian ჸუჯი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelianჸუჯიear
2Proto-Georgian-Zanq̇ur-ear
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian sam- →Every word from Mingrelian სუმი →