Where does “ყურისძირი” come from?

ყურისძირი (Old Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ყური, from Proto-Georgian-Zan q̇ur- — ear.

ყურისძირი (Old Georgian): ear lobe

Definitions

  1. ear lobe

Ancestry of “ყურისძირი”, step by step

ყურისძირი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Georgian ყური

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianყურიear; handle
2Proto-Georgian-Zanq̇ur-ear

via Old Georgian ძირი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianძირიbilge; root, bottom
2Proto-Georgian-Zanʒ₁ir-root, bottom
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan q̇ur- →Every word from Old Georgian ყური →
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