Where does “ქვიშნა” come from?
ქვიშნა (Mingrelian) comes from Georgian ქვიშნა, from Ottoman Turkish وشنه, from Proto-Slavic višьňa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
ქვიშნა (Mingrelian): bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)
Definitions
- bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)
Ancestry of “ქვიშნა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ქვიშნა | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | وشنه | sour cherry |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | višьňa | sour cherry; cherry |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *wéiśinjāˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |