Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/lap-

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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

Etymology 1

Noun

*lap-

  1. mud
    Synonym: *ṭlap-
Descendants
  • Georgian: ლაფი (lapi)
  • Zan:
  • ? Proto-Georgian-Zan: *ṭlap- (mud)

References

  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 264

Etymology 2

Noun

*lap-an-

  1. Caucasian wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia)
Reconstruction notes

For the suffix, compare Proto-Kartvelian *ip- (ash tree).

Descendants

References

  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 264