Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/č̣q̇leṭ-

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

From *č̣q̇l- (“to crumple, squeeze”) +‎ *-eṭ.

Root

*č̣q̇l-eṭ- ~ *č̣q̇l-iṭ- ~ *č̣q̇l-ṭ-

  1. to crumple, squeeze

Descendants

  • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
    • Georgian: ჭყლეტ-ა (č̣q̇leṭ-a), ჭყლეტ-ს (č̣q̇leṭ-s), გაჭყლეტა (gač̣q̇leṭa)
      • →? Armenian: ճխլտել (čxltel)
    • Zan:
      • Mingrelian: ჭყილატ-უ-ა (č̣q̇ilaṭ-u-a), ჭყილიტ-უ-ა (č̣q̇iliṭ-u-a), ჭყილოტ-უ-ა (č̣q̇iloṭ-u-a)
  • Svan: ა-ჭყტ-ჷნ-ე (a-č̣q̇ṭ-ən-e) (← *č̣q̇lṭ-)

References

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998), Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 324
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 674
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