Old Georgian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kartvelian *twal-. For the development of the senses compare Old Armenian ակն (akn).

Noun edit

თუალი (tuali)

  1. eye
  2. gemstone
  3. wheel
  4. source of a stream

Descendants edit

  • Georgian: თვალი (tvali), თოლი (toli)

Further reading edit

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “თუალი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 182b