Talk:მაი

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@Gubazes: it does not have an accepted etymology as far as I'm aware (certainly not in mainstream sources). Klimov considers Laz მაყაყი (maqaqi) to be borrowed from Georgian, but eh... კვარია (talk) 14:47, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Both the Georgian and the Laz look like onomatopoeic words. Neisser connects Georgian ბაყაყი (baq̇aq̇i) with ბაყბაყი (baq̇baq̇i, “to quack”) as a reduplicated formation. According to this, მაყაყი (maq̇aq̇i) developed from ბაყაყი (baq̇aq̇i). Vahag (talk) 17:39, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

These are onomatopoeic, yes. I don't care for borrowings of onomatopoeia, you can follow it if you want to, Gubazes. კვარია (talk) 18:04, 28 October 2022 (UTC)