ღჳვი

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

• ღჳ (ɣwi), ღჳვაჲ (ɣwivay), ღჳაჲ (ɣwiay)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ɣwiw-, see there for more.

Noun

ღჳვი • (ɣwivi)

1. juniper tree

Descendants

• ⇒ Georgian: ღვია (ɣvia), ღვიო (ɣvio) — Kiziqi
  • →⇒ Bats: ღვიე ხე (ɣvie xe)
  • → Mingrelian: ხვია (xvia)

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ღჳვი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 464b