Where does “ჩანჯიკითი” come from?

ჩანჯიკითი (Mingrelian) comes from Laz კითი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ḳit- — finger.

ჩანჯიკითი (Mingrelian): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “ჩანჯიკითი”, step by step

ჩანჯიკითი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Laz კითი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lazკითიfinger
2Proto-Georgian-Zanḳit-finger

via Mingrelian ჩანჯი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelianჩანჯიthumb
2Proto-Georgian-Zan*c₁er-thumb
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ḳit- →Every word from Laz კითი →