Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ṭq̇w-

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

Etymology 1

Root

*ṭq̇w-

to speak, say

Descendants

⇒ Old Georgian: ვ-ი-ტყუ-ი (v-i-ṭq̇u-i, “I will say”), სი-ტყუ-ა (si-ṭq̇u-a, “word”)
- Georgian: ვიტყვი (viṭq̇vi), სიტყვა (siṭq̇va)
Zan:
- ⇒ Laz: ო-ტკ-უ (o-ťǩ-u)
- ⇒ Mingrelian: ვ-ი-ტყუ-უ-ქ (v-i-ṭq̇u-u-k, “I will say”), ი-ბ-ტყუ-უ-ქ (i-b-ṭq̇u-u-k)

Related terms

*ṭq̇u- (“to lie”)
*tkw- (“to speak, say”)

References

Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 193
Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, page 445
Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 411–412

Etymology 2

Root

*ṭq̇w-

to sense, notice, perceive

Descendants

⇒ Old Georgian: შე-ა-ტყუ-ა (še-a-ṭq̇u-a, “he noticed”), შე-სა-ტყუ-ის-ი (še-sa-ṭq̇u-is-i, “equivalent”)
- Georgian: შეტყობა (šeṭq̇oba), შესატყვისი (šesaṭq̇visi)
Zan:
- ⇒ Mingrelian: ტყუ-ნ-აფ-ა (ṭq̇u-n-ap-a, “sensing, perceiving”)

References

Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 193
Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, pages 445–446
Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 412