form of Proto-Kartvelian *šew- ~ *šw- (“to give birth”). In some Old Georgian pieces, შჳლი (šwili) is attested from weakening ვ (v). The Zan forms regularly...
secondary. Note also Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇win- (“temple; forehead (?)”). The root is securely reconstructible only for Proto-Georgian-Zan because Svan ყუუ̂ა...
Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇win-. *q̇win- forehead; temple (clarification of this definition is needed) Old Georgian: ყჳნი (q̇wini, “forehead”) ⇒ Georgian:...
*û) in Zan languages, compare Mingrelian ტყები (ṭq̇ebi) ← Proto-Georgian-Zan *ṭq̇aw- (“hide”), Mingrelian კირიბი (ḳiribi) ← Proto-Georgian-Zan *ḳraw-...
“ear”), ჸუჯა (ʾuǯa, “deaf”) ⇒ Proto-Georgian-Zan: *q̇ur-u- (“deaf”) Old Georgian: ყრუ (q̇ru), ყრუჲ (q̇ruy) Georgian: ყრუ (q̇ru) → Bats: ყურუჼ (q̇urũ)...
From Proto-Kartvelian *gz- + *-a. *gza- road, path, way Old Georgian: გზაჲ (gzay) Georgian: გზა (gza) Zan: Laz: გზა (gza) Mingrelian: ზა (za) ⇒ Proto-Georgian-Zan:...
Georgian: ლაფი (lapi) Zan: Mingrelian: ლოფო (lopo, “excrement; mud”) ⇒? Proto-Georgian-Zan: *ṭlap- (“mud”) Georgian: ტლაპო (ṭlaṗo), ტლაპი (ṭlaṗi) Zan:...
*xanč̣- to ripen Zan: ⇒ Mingrelian: ხონჭკუა (xonč̣ḳua), ხონჭკება (xonč̣ḳeba) ⇒ Proto-Georgian-Zan: *xanč̣-el- (“(semi) ripe”) Georgian: *ხანჭელი (*xanč̣eli)...
inflorescence leaf Georgian: ბუტკო (buṭḳo) Zan: Laz: ბუტკა (buťǩa) Proto-Georgian-Zan: *buṭḳ-ar- (“bee”) Old Georgian: ფუტკარი (puṭḳari) Georgian: ფუტკარი (puṭḳari)...
*q̇ana- (Klimov) *q̇an- field cornfield Old Georgian: ყანაჲ (q̇anay) Georgian: ყანა (q̇ana) Zan: Laz: ონა (ona), ყონა (qona) — Khopa–Batumi Mingrelian:...