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Where does “Гру́зия” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Гру́зия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрузи́н—
2Old East SlavicгурзиGeorgians

Words derived from “Гру́зия”

  • Grusien
  • 格魯吉亞
  • Gruusia
  • Gruzija
  • グルジア
  • Grusien
  • 그루지야
  • Gru-di-a
  • גרוזיה
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