Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/q̇amal-

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

Noun

*q̇amal-

1. cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera)

Descendants

• ⇒ Georgian: ტყემალი (ṭq̇emali), ტყიმალი (ṭq̇imali), ტყმიალი (ṭq̇miali) — Kiziqi, Ingilo
• Zan:
  • Laz: ყომური (qomuri), ყომუი (qomui) — Khopa–Batumi, ომური (omuri) — Arkabi, ომბრი (ombri) — Atina
  • Mingrelian: ჸომური (ʾomuri), ჸუმური (ʾumuri), ყომური (q̇omuri), ომური (omuri)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 237
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 506―507