ელვაჲ

Old Georgian

Etymology

From ელავს (elavs), from Proto-Kartvelian *el- (“to sparkle (of lightning)”).

Noun

ელვაჲ • (elvay)

1. lightning

Descendants

• Georgian: ელვა (elva)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 46