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Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/z₁waw-

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

Noun

*z₁wa(w)-

  1. avalanche

Descendants
  • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
    • Georgian: ზვავი (zvavi), ზოვი (zovi)
  • Svan: ჟა̈ჰ (žäh), ჟაჲ (žay), ჟა̈ (žä)

References
  • Klimov, G. A. (1998), “*z₁wa(w)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 64―65
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), “*z₁waw-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 183―184
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