Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/č̣il-

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This Proto-Georgian-Zan 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-Georgian-Zan

Noun

*č̣il-

  1. nit (egg of louse; young louse)

Descendants

  • Georgian: ჭილი (č̣ili, louse) (obsolete), ჭიჭილა (č̣ič̣ila) (Ksani Valley)
  • Zan:

See also

References

  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 377–378
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 669

Further reading

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 321, rather links the root with Georgian წილი (c̣ili)