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Old Georgian
Etymology
From Proto-Kartvelian *okro- (“gold”).
Alternatively, the word may derive from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale, wan; pale-yellow, sallow; yolk; colour yellow”), meaning the cognates (see ოქრო (okro)) could be borrowings from Georgian.
Noun
ოქროჲ • (okroy)
- gold
- silver, money
Descendants
References
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ოქროჲ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 335
- Klimov, G. A. (1964) Этимологический словарь картвельских языков [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Academy Press, page 151