ცხჳრი

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁xwir-. It has also been suggested that the term is related to რცხვენა (rcxvena), შერცხვენილი (šercxvenili, ashamed) due to phonetic and semantic connections.

Noun

ცხჳრი (cxwiri)

  1. nose
  2. snout, muzzle

Descendants

  • Georgian: ცხვირი (cxviri)

Further reading

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