Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/tow-

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

Root

*tow-

1. to snow

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • ⇒ Old Georgian: თოვა (tova, “to snow”), თოვლი (tovli, “snow”)
    • Georgian: თოვა (tova), თოვლი (tovli)
      • ⇒ Georgian: მეთოვლია (metovlia, “gull (Larus spp.)”)
  • Zan:
    • ⇒ Laz: მთუმს (mtums, “to snow”), მთუჲ (mtuy) — Vizha, Artasheni, მთუნ (mtun) — Dutkhe, მთუფს (mtups) — Khopa, Chkhala, მთვირი (mtviri, “snow”), მთური (mturi) — Jigetore, Ghvant, Artasheni, Chenneti, მთუჲი (mtuyi) — Apso, Mekaleskiriti, მთვირ (mtvir) — Pilargeti, Sidere, Zhin-Napshit, მთვიჲი (mtviyi) — alternative spelling
    • ⇒ Mingrelian: თუალა (tuala, “to snow”), თუნს (tuns, “snows”), თირი (tiri, “snow”), მათირია (matiria, “gull (Larus spp.)”)
• ⇒ Svan: ლიშდუ̂ე (lišdûe, “to snow”), შდუუ̂ე (šduûe, “snows”)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) “*tow-, *tow-l-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 73
• Fähnrich, Heinz, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) “*tow-”, in Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: University Press, pages 238–239
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) “*tow-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 197–198
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 796