Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/kwac̣₁il-

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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

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Adjective

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*kwac̣₁-il-

  1. small
  2. newborn

Reconstruction notes

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

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

Descendants

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  • Georgian: კვაწილა (ḳvac̣ila)Racha
  • Zan:

References

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  • 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