From Georgian ყანჩა (q̇anča).
ჸანჩი • (ʾanči) (plural ჸანჩეფი)
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- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჸანჩი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1610