ხეთქა

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ხეთქა (xetka), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *xetk-, *xtk-, but see below for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [χetʰkʰa]
Hyphenation: ხეთ‧ქა

Verb

ხეთქა • (xetka)

third-person singular aorist indicative of ხეთქავს (xetkavs)

Derived terms

Old Georgian

Etymology

Klimov tentatively reconstructs Proto-Georgian-Zan *xetk-, *xtk- (“to tear, break; crack, burst”).^[1]

Ačaṙean derives from Old Armenian խեթկեմ (xetʻkem), խեթեմ (xetʻem).^[2] On the other hand, according to Vogt the direction of the borrowing is the opposite.^[3]

Verb

ხეთქა • (xetka)

[He/she/it] cracked, tore, broke, burst

Descendants

Georgian: ხეთქა (xetka)
→? Old Armenian: խեթկեմ (xetʻkem)

References

^ Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 326
^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խեթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 355a
^ Vogt, Hans (1938) “Arménien et Caucasique du Sud”, in Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap (in French), volume 9, Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 332 of 321–338

[kl-1] Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 326

[2] Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “խեթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 355a

[3] Vogt, Hans (1938) “Arménien et Caucasique du Sud”, in Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap (in French), volume 9, Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), page 332 of 321–338

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