Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/q̇win-

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This Proto-Georgian-Zan 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-Georgian-Zan

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Etymology

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Most likely related to Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ua- (“handle of an axe (?)”).

Reconstruction

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Čuxua in his earlier work reconstructs Proto-Kartvelian *q̇aw-in-, also deriving Svan ყაბუ̂ (q̇abû, “tip”) from the same root. The relation of the Svan word is denied in his later works where he reconstructs Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇win-.

Noun

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*q̇win-

  1. forehead; temple (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

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  • Old Georgian: ყჳნი (q̇wini, “forehead”)
    • ⇒ Georgian: ყვინია (q̇vinia, “with prominent forehead”) (Racha)
  • Zan:

References

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  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 271–272
  • Čuxua, Merab (2019) Manana Mač̣avariani, Manana Buḳia, editors, Georgian–Circassian–Apkhazian Etymological Dictionary (expanded edition)‎[1], Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 484
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 520
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