Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/qe-
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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
[edit]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Reconstruction
[edit]Klimov, and then Fähnrich-Sarǯvelaʒe, considered Svan ჴა̈ლ (qäl, “the length of two outstretched arms”) to have been derived from this root, thus reconstructing Proto-Kartvelian *qe(l)-.[1][2][3] Unbeknown to them Čuxua would later find a cognate for Svan in Laz ხოლი (xoli, “length of body from shoulder to elbow”), thus deriving both from Proto-Kartvelian *qal-.[4] Laz ხოლი (xoli) is incompatible with *qe(l)- in terms of vocalism, which means that both Laz and Svan didn't derive from it, meaning that *qe(l)- is only reconstructible for Proto-Georgian-Zan rather than Proto-Kartvelian.
Assuming umlaut in Georgian it would be possible to derive all of the terms from Proto-Kartvelian *qal- instead. For the rare cases of umlaut in Georgian, compare:
- მწყერი (mc̣q̇eri, “quail”) ← *c̣₁qar-
- მტრედი (mṭredi, “pigeon”) ← *ṭrad-
- ლეღვი (leɣvi, “fig”) ← *laɣw-
- ხერხი (xerxi, “saw (tool)”) ← *xarx-
- ღერღედი (ɣerɣedi, “goose”) ← *ɣarɣad-
- კეფა (ḳepa, “occiput”) ← *ḳop-
- გვერდი (gverdi, “side”) ~ გვარდი (gvardi) ← *gward-
- მკერდი (mḳerdi, “heart”) ← *ḳward-
For more on umlaut in Georgian, see Sarǯvelaʒe:1985.[5]
Noun
[edit]*qe- (Klimov)[3]
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, pages 712–713
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 702
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 334–335
- ^ Čuxua, Merab (2009) “Damaṭebiti masalebi saertokartveluri puʒe-enis leksiḳuri pondisatvis”, in Kartvelur enata sṭrukṭuris saḳitxebi (in Georgian), number 10, Tbilisi: Universali, page 233–234 of 227–250
- ^ Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (1985) “Umlauṭis ḳvali kartulši”, in Sakartvelos ssr mecnierebata aḳademiis moambe (in Georgian), volume 120, number 1, Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 197―200
Further reading
[edit]- Čikobava, Arnold (1938) Č̣anur-megrul-kartuli šedarebiti leksiḳoni (Works; IV) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, published 2008, pages 74–75