English
kvevri
Kvevri comes from Georgian ქვევრი ‘large earthenware vessel used for the…’.
- Georgianmodernქვევრიkvevri‘large earthenware vessel used for the fermentation and storage of wine’
- Englishtodaykvevri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Georgianmodernქვევრიkvevri‘large earthenware vessel used for the fermentation and storage of wine’
- Englishtodaykvevri
Every English word from Georgian ქვევრი
Today it means
noun A large earthenware vessel originally from Georgia, used for the fermentation and storage of wine, often buried below ground level or set into the floors of large wine cellars.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Georgian ქვევრი / kvevri