Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/ṭq̇wal-

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

*ṭq̇wal-

1. mud

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • Zan:
    • ⇒ Laz: ონტკოლუ (onťǩolu, “rolling in mud”)
    • ⇒ Mingrelian: (ნ)ტყოლუა ((n)ṭq̇olua, “rolling in mud”)
• Svan: ტყუ̂ალ (ṭq̇ûal), ტყუ̂ა̈ლ (ṭq̇ûäl)

References

• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 217―218
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 412
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 822