Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/qwap-

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

*qwap-

1. hole, cavity

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • Georgian: (Khevsureti, Tusheti, Pshavi) ჴვაფი (qvapi, “deepening, pit, hole”), ჴვამფი (qvampi), (Khevi) ჴოფი (qopi), ხოფი (xopi)
  • Zan:
    • Mingrelian: ხვიპი (xviṗi, “deep (usually of vessels)”)
• Svan: ჴა̈ფუ̂ (qäpû, “mouth cavity”), ჴაფ (qap)

References

• Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) “*qwab-”, in Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 404, reconstructs Proto-Kartvelian *qwab-. In his later works reconstructs *qwap-.
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) “*qwap-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 705