Where does “ჴელი” come from?

ჴელი (Old Georgian) comes from Proto-Kartvelian qel- — throat.

ჴელი (Old Georgian): Alternative form of ხელი

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ხელი

Ancestry of “ჴელი”, step by step

ჴელი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Kartvelian qel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartvelianqel-throat

via Proto-Georgian-Zan *qe-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zan*qe-hand, arm
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian qel-