Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/č̣il-

This Proto-Georgian-Zan entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Georgian-Zan

Noun

*č̣il-

1. nit (egg of louse; young louse)

Descendants

• Georgian: ჭილი (č̣ili, “louse”) (obsolete), ⇒ ჭიჭილა (č̣ič̣ila) (Ksani Valley)
• Zan:
  • Laz: მჭკირი (mç̌ǩiri, “nit”)
  • Mingrelian: ჭკირი (č̣ḳiri, “nit”)

See also

• *ṭilʿ-
• *ṭis₁-

References

• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 377–378
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 669

Further reading

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 321, rather links the root with Georgian წილი (c̣ili)