Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/grḳ-al-

This Proto-Georgian-Zan 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-Georgian-Zan

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *gor- ~ *gr- (“to roll”) + *-al (suffix).

Root

*grḳ-al-

  1. ring
  2. hoop

Descendants

  • Laz: კერკელი (ǩerǩeli, “hoop”), კირკელი (ǩirǩeli) — Artasheni, Vitse, ⇒ Laz: კირკოლერი (ǩirǩoleri, “some kind of desert”), Laz: კირკოლა (ǩirǩola, “curly”)
  • Old Georgian: გრკალი (grḳali)
    • Georgian: რკალი (rḳali), (Eastern dialects) კირკალი (ḳirḳali), კრიკალი (ḳriḳali)

References

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 33
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