Reconstruction:Mingrelian/მინთა

This Mingrelian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθᾰ (míntha).

Noun

*მინთა • (*minta)

1. mint

   Synonym: პიტინე (ṗiṭine)

Derived terms

• ჸვალმინთა (ʾvalminta)
• ტყარმინთა (ṭq̇arminta)

Descendants

• → Svan: მინთუ̂ (mintû), მინთო̄რ (mintōr)

References

• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 814