Where does “მაშკი” come from?

მაშკი (Old Georgian) comes from Old Armenian մաշկ, from Proto-Semitic mašk-, from Proto-Afroasiatic masak-.

მაშკი (Old Georgian): blanket, covering; tent covering; niqab, yashmak

Definitions

  1. blanket, covering; tent covering; niqab, yashmak

Ancestry of “მაშკი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմաշկskin, hide; clothing made of hide
2Proto-Semiticmašk-skin
3Proto-Afroasiaticmasak-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic masak- →Every word from Proto-Semitic mašk- →Every word from Old Armenian մաշկ →