Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ǯoš-

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

*ǯoš-

1. to sew badly

Descendants

• Georgian: ჯოში (ǯoši, “something badly sewn”) — Guria
• Zan: *ǯguš-
  • ⇒ Mingrelian: ჯგვიშუა (ǯgvišua, “to sew badly; to puncture, spear, poke, prick”)
    • → Georgian: ჯგუშვა (ǯgušva, “to sew badly”) — Imereti

References

• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 418–419
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 717