Laz edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kartvelian *pirṭw-, contaminated with an unknown source. Cognates include Georgian ფილტვი (pilṭvi).

Noun edit

ფურფუ (purpu)

  1. lung

References edit

  • Marr, N. (1910) “ფურფუ”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 195