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Where does “Georgia” come from?
Georgia (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, from Persian گرج, from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭.
Ancestry of “Georgia”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Medieval Latin
Geōrgia
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2
Persian
گرج
Georgia
3
Middle Persian
𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭
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Words derived from “Georgia”
Heorhiya
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 →
Every word from Persian گرج →
Every word from Medieval Latin Geōrgia →