Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/ṭuw-

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

Root

*ṭuw-

1. to speak, say

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • ⇒ Old Georgian: ტუვა (ṭuva, “lie”)
  • Zan:
    • ⇒ Laz: იტუჲ (iťuy)
• ⇒ Svan: ლიტუ̄ლი (liṭūli)

References

• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 408