Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/kwac̣₁il-

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

Adjective

*kwac̣₁-il-

1. small
2. newborn

Reconstruction notes

For Georgian -ილ- (-il-) ~ Zan -უ- (-u-) correspondence, compare:

1. Georgian მსხვილი (msxvili) ~ Mingrelian შხუ (šxu)
2. Georgian სირსვილი (sirsvili) ~ Mingrelian სურსუ (sursu)

Descendants

• ⇒ Georgian: კვაწილა (ḳvac̣ila) — Racha
• Zan:
  • Mingrelian: კუჭუ (ḳuč̣u)

References

• Čuxua, Merab (2018) “Axali masalebi kartuli enis isṭoriul-eṭimologiuri leksiḳonisatvis [New Materials for the Georgian Historical-Etymological Dictionary]”, in Eṭimologiuri ʒiebani (in Georgian), volume XV, Tbilisi, page 87 of 79–113