Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/nel-

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

Root

*nel-

  1. slow, sluggish
  2. move slowly, sluggishly

Descendants

  • Old Georgian: ნელი (neli)
    • Georgian: ნელი (neli)
      • → Mingrelian: ნელი (neli)
      • →⇒ Svan: ლინე̄ლე (linēle)
  • Zan:
    • Mingrelian: გე-ნარ-აფ-ა (ge-nar-ap-a), ნარ-აფ-ი (nar-ap-i), ი-ნარ-უ (i-nar-u)

References

  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003), Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 169

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977), “նեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 440b derives ნელი (neli) from Old Armenian նեղ (neł, “narrow”)
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