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Where does “ჴმელი” come from?

ჴმელი (Old Georgian) comes from Proto-Georgian-Zan qm-el-, from Proto-Georgian-Zan qem- — to dry, to wither.

ჴმელი (Old Georgian): dry, withered; land

Definitions

  1. dry, withered; land

Ancestry of “ჴმელი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Georgian-Zanqm-el-dry; dry land
2Proto-Georgian-Zanqem-to dry, to wither

Words derived from “ჴმელი”

  • ხმელეთი
  • ხმელი
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