დიღომი

Georgian

Etymology

Likely connected to Georgian დიღვამი (diɣvami, “fertile soil”), from Proto-Kartvelian *diɣwam- (“fertile soil”). Compare Svan დიღჳამ (diɣwam).

This root clearly resembles Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diɣomi/, [d̥iʁomi]
• Hyphenation: დი‧ღო‧მი

Noun

დიღომი • (diɣomi)

1. Digomi, a historical district of Tbilisi

Derived terms

• დიღმური (diɣmuri)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 41