Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/patk-

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

Etymology 1

    Noun

    *patk-

    1. moss
    Descendants
    • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
      • Zan:
        • ⇒ Laz: ფუთქირი (putkiri, “moss; flower”)
        • ⇒ Mingrelian: ფუთქური (putkuri)
    • ⇒ Svan: ფანთქუ̂ის (pantkûis)

    References

    • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 422–423

    Further reading

    • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003), Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 226

    Etymology 2

      Noun

      *patk-

      1. hole, deepening, cavity
      Descendants
      • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
        • ⇒ Georgian: ფათქა (patka, “tankard, pewter”) (Imereti)
        • Zan:
          • ⇒ Mingrelian: ფოთქი (potki, “fish dwelling, cavity”), ფოთქვი (potkvi)
      • Svan: ფათქ (patk, “pit, hole”)

      References

      • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003), Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 226
      • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 422–423
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