Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/parxw-

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.
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Proto-Georgian-Zan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Root

*parxw-

  1. to crumble, make crumbly

Descendants

  • Georgian: ფხვ-ნ-ა (pxv-n-a, crumbling), ფხვ-ნ-ი-ს (pxv-n-i-s, he is crumbling smth), და-ვ-ფხვ-ენ-ი (da-v-pxv-en-i, I crumbled smth.), ფხვ-იერ-ი (pxv-ier-i, crumbly)
    • Mingrelian: ფხვიორი (pxviori)
  • Zan:
    • Mingrelian: ფორხვ-ა (porxv-a, crumbly), ფორღვ-ა (porɣv-a, id.), ფორღ-ო (porɣ-o)
Unsorted borrowings