Where does “چلدر” come from?

چلدر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Georgian ჩრდილოეთი, from Georgian -ეთი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *-et.

Ancestry of “چلدر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianჩრდილოეთიnorth
2Georgian-ეთიlocation suffix; geographical suffix
3Proto-Georgian-Zan*-et

Words derived from “چلدر

Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *-etEvery word from Georgian -ეთიEvery word from Georgian ჩრდილოეთი