Old Georgian ქართველი

← Proto-Georgian-Zan *kart(w)- (derived)

← Proto-Georgian-Zan *kartw-el- (mention)

← Proto-Georgian-Zan *m-egr-el- (mention)

← Proto-Kartvelian *kart- (derived)

← Georgian (mention)

← Georgian მეგრელი (cognate)

← Old Georgian ქართლი (mention)

← Svan ქა̈რთ (mention)

← Mingrelian მარგალი (cognate)

→ Georgian ქართველი (inherited)