Where does “ქვიშნაბული” come from?
ქვიშნაბული (Mingrelian) comes from Mingrelian ქვიშნა, from Georgian ქვიშნა, from Ottoman Turkish وشنه, from Proto-Slavic višьňa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
ქვიშნაბული (Mingrelian): sour cherry
Definitions
- sour cherry
Ancestry of “ქვიშნაბული”, step by step
ქვიშნაბული traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Mingrelian ქვიშნა
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mingrelian | ქვიშნა | bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia) |
| 2 | Georgian | ქვიშნა | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | وشنه | sour cherry |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | višьňa | sour cherry; cherry |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *wéiśinjāˀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |
via Mingrelian ბული
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mingrelian | ბული | wild cherry (Prunus avium) |