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Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/ḳurc₁x-

This Proto-Kartvelian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Reduced form of Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwarc₁x-.

Noun

*ḳurc₁x-

  1. foot, leg

Descendants
  • ⇒ Old Georgian: მკჳრცხლი (mḳwircxli, “pedastrian; foot soldier”)
  • Svan: ჭიშხ (č̣išx, “foot, leg”), ჭჷშხ (č̣əšx)

References
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 259―260
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