Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/lap-

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) (see there for further descendants)
  • Zan:
    • Mingrelian: ლოფო (lopo, “excrement; mud”), ლიფი (lipi), ლიფუ (lipu)

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
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