Where does “შუშპარ” come from?
შუშპარ (Svan) comes from Georgian შუშპარი, from Armenian շուրջպար, from Armenian պար, from Old Armenian պար, from Parthian 𐫛𐫀𐫅, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
შუშპარ (Svan): a kind of dance
Ancestry of “შუშპარ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Georgian | შუშპარი | dance |
| 2 | Armenian | շուրջպար | round dance |
| 3 | Armenian | պար | dance |
| 4 | Old Armenian | պար | circle; dancing, dance; ball; ballet; choir,... |
| 5 | Parthian | 𐫛𐫀𐫅 | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |