Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/tow-
Proto-Kartvelian
editRoot
edit*tow-
- to snow
Descendants
edit- Proto-Georgian-Zan:
- ⇒ Old Georgian: თოვა (tova, “to snow”), თოვლი (tovli, “snow”)
- Zan:
- ⇒ Laz: მთუმს (mtums, “to snow”), მთუჲ (mtuy) — Vizha, Artasheni; მთუნ (mtun) — Dutkhe; მთუფს (mtups) — Khopa, Chkhala, მთვირი (mtviri, “snow”), მთური (mturi) — Jigetore, Ghvant, Artasheni, Chenneti; მთუჲი (mtuyi) — Apso, Mekaleskiriti; მთვირ (mtvir) — Pilargeti, Sidere, Zhin-Napshit; მთვიჲი (mtviyi) — alternative spelling
- ⇒ Mingrelian: თუალა (tuala, “to snow”), თუნს (tuns, “snows”), თირი (tiri, “snow”), მათირია (matiria, “gull (Larus spp.)”)
- ⇒ Svan: ლიშდუ̂ე (lišdûe, “to snow”), შდუუ̂ე (šduûe, “snows”)
References
edit- Klimov, G. A. (1998) “*tow-, *tow-l-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 73
- Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) “*tow-”, in Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, pages 238–239
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) “*tow-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 197–198
- Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 796