Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/ṭḳeb-

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

Root

*ṭḳeb- ~ *ṭḳb-

  1. to press, squeeze

Descendants

  • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
    • Georgian: ტკებნა (ṭḳebna), შე-ტკბ-ობ-ა (še-ṭḳb-ob-a), შე-ტყბ-ობ-ა (še-ṭq̇b-ob-a)
    • ? Georgian: ტკბილი (ṭḳbili), ტკბ-ობ-ა (ṭḳb-ob-a)
    • Zan:
      • Laz: ო-(ნ)ტკაბ-უ (o-(n)ťǩab-u)
  • Svan: ლი-ტკებ (li-ṭḳeb)

References

  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 401-402
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998), Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 188