zelkova

The story

1. oge · derived fromძელქვაჲ
2. Georgian · derived fromძელქვა
3. Russian · derived fromдзе́льква“tree, wood”
4. English todayzelkova

From New Latin (genus name) from Russian дзе́льква (dzélʹkva, “tree, wood”), from Georgian ძელქვა (ʒelkva), from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ (ʒelkvay), from ძელი (ʒeli, “beam”) + ქვაჲ (kvay, “stone”).

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).