Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/cico-

This Proto-Kartvelian 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-Kartvelian

Alternative reconstructions

  • *cic-a (Čuxua)

Etymology

According to Klimov of interjectional nature (compare Hungarian cica, Slovak cica).

Noun

*cic(o)- (Klimov)

  1. cat

Descendants

  • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
    • Georgian: ციცა (cica), ციცო (cico)
      • → Bats: ციცო̂ (cicô)
  • Svan: ციცუ̂ (cicû), ცუ̂იც (cûic)

References

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) “*cic(o)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 266
  • Čuxua, Merab (2007) “*cic-a”, in Iberiul-ičkeriul enata šedarebiti gramaṭiḳa [Ibero-Ichkerian Comparative Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, pages 587–588
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