გა̈ნჭუ̂

Svan

Alternative forms

  • განჭუ̂ (ganč̣û)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *anc̣₁l-, cognate with Georgian ანწლი (anc̣li), and Mingrelian and Laz ინჭირი (inč̣iri).[1][2]

Noun

გა̈ნჭუ̂ (gänč̣û)

  1. dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus)
  2. elder (Sambucus)

Derived terms

  • გა̈ნჭუ̂ობ (gänč̣ûob)

Further reading

References

  1. Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 3
  2. Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 37
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