თებო
Georgian
Etymology
From Old Armenian թեփ (tʻepʻ, “husk; bran; scale of a fish; *dandruff”). The ending -o instead of -i is due to o-stem declension of Armenian.
Noun
თებო • (tebo) (plural თებოები)
Synonyms
- ქერტლი (kerṭli)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թեփ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press