ზა̈ნ

Svan

Etymology

Compare Ancient Greek Τζάννοι (Tzánnoi), recorded as a people of Colchis in Ancient Greek sources.

Proper noun

ზა̈ნ • (zän)

1. Samegrelo, Megrelia, Mingrelia

Derived terms

• მჷზა̈ნ (məzän)
• ლუზნუ (luznu)

Further reading

• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ზა̈ნ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 539