Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/el-

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

Alternative reconstructions

*wel- (Fähnrich–Sarǯvelaʒe)

Root

*el- (Klimov)

to sparkle, to shine (of lightning)

Descendants

Proto-Georgian-Zan:
- ⇒ Old Georgian: ელვაჲ (elvay)
  - Georgian: ელვა (elva)
- Zan:
  - Laz: ო-ვალ-უ (o-val-u)
  - ⇒ Mingrelian: ვალუა (valua)
⇒ Svan: ჰელ (hel)

References

Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) “*wel-”, in Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, page 198
Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) “*wel-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 158–159
Klimov, G. A. (1998) “*el-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 46–47