Where does “kart-ul-” come from?
kart-ul- (Proto-Georgian-Zan) comes from Proto-Kartvelian kart-, from Finnish kärsi, from Proto-Finnic karci — char, that has been burned and charred.
Ancestry of “kart-ul-”, step by step
kart-ul- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Kartvelian kart-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Kartvelian | kart- | eastern Georgia, Georgians |
| 2 | Finnish | kärsi | Third-person singular indicative past form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | karci | char, that has been burned and charred |
via Proto-Georgian-Zan kart(w)-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | kart(w)- | — |