Where does “Zelkova” come from?

Zelkova (Translingual) comes from Russian дзе́льква, from Georgian ძელქვა, from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ, from Old Georgian ძელი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el- — tree.

Zelkova (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Zelkova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдзе́лькваtree, wood
2Georgianძელქვაzelkova
3Old Georgianძელქვაჲ"Populus alba", a kind of a tree
4Old Georgianძელიtree, wood; an improvised boat; raft; boat
5Proto-Georgian-Zanʒ₁el-tree
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan ʒ₁el- →Every word from Old Georgian ძელი →Every word from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ →
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