ფსივი

Mingrelian

Etymology

From ფსივ- ← *ფსუვ- ← *ფსოვ- (psiv- ← *psuv- ← *psov-), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *(m)sow-. For vocalism see Gudava[1] and also compare the Zan descendants of *c₁olʿ-, *kor-, etc.

Cognate with Old Georgian სოვი (sovi), whence Georgian სვავი (svavi).

Noun

ფსივი • (psivi) (plural ფსივეფი)

  1. vulture

References
  1. Gudava, Ṭogo (1960), “O-s u-ši gadasvlis zogierti šemtxveva zanur (megrul-č̣anur) enaši [Some cases of transition of o into u in Zan (Mingrelian-Chan) language]”, in Sakartvelos ssr mecnierebata aḳademiis moambe (in Georgian), volume 25, issue 1, Tbilisi, page 119―122

Further reading
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010), “ფსივი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7), online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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