Where does “ღეჯი” come from?

ღეჯი (Mingrelian) comes from Proto-Georgian-Zan ɣor-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

ღეჯი (Mingrelian): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “ღეჯი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanɣor-swine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰóryospig
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos →