Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/zamax-

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 This Proto-Kartvelian 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-Kartvelian

Reconstruction

Uncertain. Supposedly from *za- (“year, season”) + *max- (“new, fresh”). Attested only in Svan, however a Mingrelian cognate is possibly found through internal reconstruction where ზო (zo) ← Proto-Kartvelian *za- is regular.

Noun

*za-max-

  1. New Year

Descendants

References

  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) “*maxe-”, in Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 101
  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) “*za-maxe-”, in Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 148
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) “*max-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 283
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