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Where does “werʒ₁-” come from?

werʒ₁- (Proto-Georgian-Zan) comes from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

werʒ₁- (Proto-Georgian-Zan): male, ram

Definitions

  1. male, ram

Ancestry of “werʒ₁-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “werʒ₁-”

  • ვერძი
  • ვერძი
  • ერჯი
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