Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ṭurṭ-

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

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Root

*ṭurṭ-

1. to mumble, mutter, murmur

Descendants

• ⇒ Georgian: ტუტუნი (ṭuṭuni, “mumbling, muttering, murmuring”), (Pshavi) ტურტური (ṭurṭuri)
• Zan:
  • ⇒ Mingrelian: ტურტინუა (ṭurṭinua, “mumbling, muttering, murmuring”), ტურტურუე (ṭurṭurue, “turtle dove; Caucasian grouse”)

References

• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 409–410