ცხოვარი

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁xwar-, from *c₁xow-. Cognate with Old Armenian ոչխար (očʻxar).

Noun

ცხოვარი • (cxovari)

  1. livestock

Descendants

  • Georgian: ცხვარი (cxvari)

References

  • Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, page 606
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 275
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ცხოვარი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 521
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