Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/mec̣₁rxal-

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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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Etymology

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*c̣₁irx- / *rc̣₁ix- (to chirp) +‎ *me- -al. In Georgian წ > ც (c̣ > c) change occurred due to the onomatopoeic nature of the root.

Noun

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*me-c̣₁rx-al-

  1. swallow (bird)

Descendants

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References

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  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 121
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 354―355