Where does “საკართული” come from?
საკართული (Old Georgian) comes from Old Georgian კართი, from Old Armenian կարթ, from Proto-Armenian kar(p)tʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European gr(b)-ti-, from Proto-Indo-European ger-b- — to bend.
საკართული (Old Georgian): garter
Definitions
- garter
Ancestry of “საკართული”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Georgian | კართი | vein; calf; knee tendons |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կարթ | fishhook, fishing hook; hook-like projection on... |
| 3 | Proto-Armenian | kar(p)tʰi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gr(b)-ti- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger-b- | to bend |