Etymology

First attested at least in XV century.

From სრა-სახლი ‎(sra-saxli), a compound of სრა ‎(sra) and სახლი ‎(saxli). The letter რ ‎(r) has been dropped and initial სა ‎(sa) was thought to be the first part of the Georgian circumfix სა- -ე ‎(sa- -e), whence the final -ე ‎(-e).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑsɑxlɛ/
• Hyphenation: სა‧სახ‧ლე