Where does “ქართალი” come from?

ქართალი (Mingrelian) comes from Mingrelian ქართი, from Old Georgian ქართლი, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

ქართალი (Mingrelian): Tbilisian person

Definitions

  1. Tbilisian person

Ancestry of “ქართალი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelianქართი—
2Old GeorgianქართლიKartli
3Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
4FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
5Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred
Every word from Proto-Finnic karci →Every word from Finnish kärsi →Every word from Proto-Kartvelian kart- →