გვერი

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Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Kartvelian *gwel- (snake). Cognate with Georgian გველი (gveli) and Laz მგვერი (mgveri) and possibly Svan უ̂იჯ (ûiǯ).

Noun

გვერი (gveri)

  1. snake

References

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “გვერი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 206