Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ḳoɣo-

This Proto-Georgian-Zan 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.

Proto-Georgian-Zan

Noun

*ḳoɣo-

1. mosquito

Descendants

• Georgian: კოღო (ḳoɣo), კოღონა (ḳoɣona)
  • → Laz: კოღონი (ǩoğoni), კორღონი (ǩorğoni)
  • → Mingrelian: კოღონა (ḳoɣona)
  • → Svan: კოღონ (ḳoɣon), კოღო̄ნ (ḳoɣōn), კჷღჷნ (ḳəɣən), კუღუნ (ḳuɣun), კუღუ̂ინ (ḳuɣûin)
• Zan:
  • Mingrelian: კოღო (ḳoɣo)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 99