Old Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ǯwar-.

Noun edit

ჯუარი (ǯuari)

  1. cross
  2. (Christianity) cross

Descendants edit

  • Georgian: ჯვარი (ǯvari)

References edit

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 343
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ჯუარი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 575