Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/č̣q̇l-eṭ-

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

Etymology

From *č̣q̇l (to crumple, squeeze), by means of the verbal suffix *-eṭ

Root

*č̣q̇l-eṭ- ~ *č̣q̇l-iṭ- ~ *č̣q̇l-ṭ-

  1. to crumple, squeeze

Descendants

  • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
    • Georgian: ჭყლეტა (č̣q̇leṭa), გა-ჭყლეტა (ga-č̣q̇leṭa), გა-ჭყლეტ-ვა (ga-č̣q̇leṭ-va)
      • Armenian: ճխլտել (čxltel)
    • Zan:
      • Mingrelian: წყილ-ი(ნ)თ-უა (c̣q̇il-i(n)t-ua)
      • ? Laz: ო-ლატ-უ (o-lať-u)

References

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998), Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 324
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 674