Where does “მარგალიტი” come from?

მარგალიტი (Old Georgian) comes from Old Armenian մարգարիտ, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

მარგალიტი (Old Georgian): pearl; mother-of-pearl

Definitions

  1. pearl; mother-of-pearl

Ancestry of “მარგალიტი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմարգարիտpearl; daisy; margarine
2Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
3Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—

Words derived from “მარგალიტი”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Old Armenian մարգարիտ →