Where does “ქართული” come from?

ქართული (Old Georgian) comes from Proto-Georgian-Zan kart-ul-, from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.

ქართული (Old Georgian): Georgian; Georgian language

Definitions

  1. Georgian; Georgian language

Ancestry of “ქართული”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zankart-ul-
2Proto-Kartveliankart-eastern Georgia, Georgians
3FinnishkärsiThird-person singular indicative past form of...
4Proto-Finnickarcichar, that has been burned and charred

Words derived from “ქართული

Every word from Proto-Finnic karciEvery word from Finnish kärsiEvery word from Proto-Kartvelian kart-