სა- -ო

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Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *lʿa- -o.

Circumfix

სა- -ო (sa- -o)

  1. Forms words that describe something, the purpose of which is related to the thing or concept named by the stem
    შობა (šoba, Christmas) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საშობაო (sašobao, for Christmas, Christmastime-related)
    ექიმი (ekimi, doctor) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საექიმო (saekimo, medical)
    ყელი (q̇eli, throat; neck) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საყელო (saq̇elo, collar)
  2. Forms future participles from verb roots
    რჩენა (rčena, to support) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎სარჩო (sarčo, something to get a support from)
    სმა (sma, to drink) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎სასმო (sasmo, cup, glass)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mingrelian: სა- -ო (sa- -o)

References

  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 722

Mingrelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian სა- -ო (sa- -o). Doublet of ო- -ო (o- -o).

Circumfix

სა- -ო (sa- -o)

  1. Forms words that describe something, the purpose of which is related to the thing or concept named by the stem
    ქორთუ (kortu, Georgian) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საქორთუო (sakortuo, Georgia)
    გინი (gini, calf) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საგინო (sagino, calf shed, pen)
    ბაღანა (baɣana, child) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საბაღანო (sabaɣano, for children)
    ლამუსი (lamusi, conscience) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎სალამუსო (salamuso, secret)

Derived terms