Where does “Гру́зия” come from?

Гру́зия (Russian) comes from Russian грузи́н, from Old East Slavic гурзи — Georgians.

Ancestry of “Гру́зия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрузи́нGeorgian, Kartvelian person from the country of Georgia
2Old East SlavicгурзиGeorgians

Words derived from “Гру́зия”

Every word from Old East Slavic гурзи →Every word from Russian грузи́н →
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