ცხუ̂ი

Svan

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Fähnrich, from Proto-Kartvelian *cxom-. Klimov derives from Proto-Kartvelian *cxwi-, comparing it to Proto-Indo-European *skwoy-.

Noun

ცხუ̂ი • (cxûi)

  1. arrow (projectile)
  2. stinger of an insect

References
  • Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “ცხუ̂ი”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1890
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 268
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 567
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