თრთჳლი

Old Georgian

Etymology

According to Fähnrich, a reduplication of *თურ- (*tur-), from Proto-Kartvelian *tur-. Cognate with Svan თუ̂ირ (tûir, “steam, vapour”).[1]

Compare also Mingrelian თილთილი (tiltili, “forst, hoar frost”) (from Georgian?).

Noun

თრთჳლი • (trtwili)

  1. frost, hoar frost

Descendants

  • Georgian: თრთვილი (trtvili), რთვილი (rtvili), თვირთვილი (tvirtvili) — Pshavi, Khevsureti, Tusheti, Mtiuleti, თრითვილი (tritvili) — Kakheti, თვილი (tvili) — Imereti

References

  1. ^ Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc (2009) “Zogierti kartveluri leksiḳuri erteulisatvis [About some Kartvelian Lexical Units]”, in Enatmecnierebis saḳitxebi (in Georgian), volumes I–II, Tbilisi: Tbilisis universiṭeṭis gamomcemloba, page 108 of 107–110

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