Where does “წელი” come from?

წელი (Old Georgian) comes from Proto-Georgian-Zan c̣el- — to scythe, mow.

წელი (Old Georgian): year; intestine

Definitions

  1. year; intestine

Ancestry of “წელი”, step by step

წელი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Georgian-Zan c̣el-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanc̣el-to scythe, mow

via Proto-Kartvelian c̣₁el-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianc̣₁el-intestine, gut

Words derived from “წელი

Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan c̣el-