Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/ʒ₁al-

This Proto-Kartvelian 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-Kartvelian

Noun

*ʒ₁al-

1. strength

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • ⇒ Old Georgian: ძალი (ʒali), ძლიერი (ʒlieri), ძრიელი (ʒrieli), ძლევა (ʒleva)
    • ⇒ Georgian: ძალა (ʒala)
    • Georgian: ძლიერი (ʒlieri)
  • Zan:
    • ⇒ Laz: მენჯელი (menceli), უმენჯელუ (umencelu), გჲეჯოლაფუ (gyecolapu)
    • ⇒ Mingrelian: მონჯოლირი (monǯoliri), მონჯოლუნს (monǯoluns), ჯოლოკეტი (ǯoloḳeṭi), ჯოლოხოჯი (ǯoloxoǯi), ჯოლოხა (ǯoloxa)
• ⇒ Svan: ხეჯა̄უ̂იელ (xeǯāûiel), იჯა̄უ̂იელ (iǯāûiel), ხეჯა̄უ̂ჲელხ (xeǯāûyelx)

References

• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 165–167
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 600
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 896
• Ḳelauraʒe, Levan (2017) “Damaṭebani kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳonisatvis - IV [Addenda to Etymological Dictionary of Kartvelian Languages - IV]”, in Eṭimologiuri ʒiebani (in Georgian), volume XIV, Tbilisi, page 30 of 18–32