Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/ɣiw-

This Proto-Kartvelian 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-Kartvelian

Noun

*ɣiw-

1. sprout

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • Georgian: ღივი (ɣivi), ⇒ ღივება (ɣiveba)
  • Zan:
    • Mingrelian: ღჷ (ɣə)
• ⇒ Svan: მუღუ̂ა̈ჲ (muɣûäy, “flower”), ლიმღუ̂ა̈ჲე (limɣûäye)

References

• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 270
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 487