Where does “ჯიმა” come from?

ჯიმა (Mingrelian) comes from Mingrelian *ჯუმა, from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁am- — brother.

ჯიმა (Mingrelian): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “ჯიმა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelian*ჯუმა—
2Proto-Kartvelianʒ₁am-brother
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian ʒ₁am- →Every word from Mingrelian *ჯუმა →
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