Where does “აფხნეგ” come from?

აფხნეგ (Svan) comes from Mingrelian აფხანაკი, from Georgian ამხანაგი, from Middle Persian ham-xānag.

აფხნეგ (Svan): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “აფხნეგ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mingrelianაფხანაკიcomrade, fellow, mate
2Georgianამხანაგიcomrade, fellow, mate
3Middle Persianham-xānag—
Every word from Middle Persian ham-xānag →Every word from Georgian ამხანაგი →Every word from Mingrelian აფხანაკი →