Where does “ჩჩჳლი” come from?

ჩჩჳლი (Old Georgian) comes from Proto-Georgian-Zan ččw-il-, from Proto-Kartvelian čečw- — to soften.

Ancestry of “ჩჩჳლი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanččw-il-soft , tender
2Proto-Kartveliančečw-to soften
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian čečw- →Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ččw-il- →