Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/patk-

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

Etymology 1

Noun

*patk-

1. moss

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • Zan:
    • ⇒ Laz: ფუთქირი (putkiri, “moss; flower”)
    • ⇒ Mingrelian: ფუთქური (putkuri)
• ⇒ Svan: ფანთქუ̂ის (pantkûis)

References

• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 422–423

Further reading

• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 226

Etymology 2

Noun

*patk-

1. hole, deepening, cavity

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • ⇒ Georgian: ფათქა (patka, “tankard, pewter”) (Imereti)
  • Zan:
    • ⇒ Mingrelian: ფოთქი (potki, “fish dwelling, cavity”), ფოთქვი (potkvi)
• Svan: ფათქ (patk, “pit, hole”)

References

• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 226
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 422–423