Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ǯeḳ-

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

Root

*ǯeḳ-

to trample

Reconstruction notes

For the development of the Laz descendant, compare *beḳ-. Additionally, the development of the expected *ჯგ ← *ჯ (*cg ← *c) was prevented by the presence of კ (ǩ) in the stem; for more examples of this, see *glaǯ-.

Descendants

⇒ Georgian: ჯეკნა (ǯeḳna) — Imereti
Zan:
- ⇒ Laz: ოჯინაკუ (ocinaǩu) (← *ო-ჯაკ-ინ-უ (*o-caǩ-in-u))

References

Ḳelauraʒe, Levan (2014) “Damaṭebani kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳonisatvis - II [Addenda to Etymological Dictionary of Kartvelian Languages - II]”, in Eṭimologiuri ʒiebani (in Georgian), volume XI, Tbilisi: Dedaena, page 34 of 17–37