Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/otxo-

This Proto-Kartvelian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Proto-Kartvelian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *otxo-

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“eight”).

Root

*otxo-

1. four

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • Old Georgian: ოთხი (otxi)
    • Georgian: ოთხი (otxi)
  • Zan
    • Laz: ოთხო (otxo)
    • Mingrelian: ოთხი (otxi)
• Svan: უ̂ოშთხუ̂ (ûoštxû), ო̄შთხუ̂ (ōštxû), ოშთხუ̂ (oštxû), უ̂ო̄შთხუ̂ (ûōštxû)

References

• Климов, Г. А. (1977), “Картвельское *otxo- ‘четыре’ ~ индоевропейское *ok̂to- [Kartvelian *otxo- ‘four’ ~ Indo-European *ok̂to-]”, in Этимология‎^[1] (in Russian), issue 1975, Moscow, pages 162–163
• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 145