ხევსი

Old Georgian

Etymology

Unknown. Considering the root shape, the term is almost certainly not native. Akin to Old Armenian խիւս (xiws); see it for more.

Noun

ხევსი • (xevsi)

1. snack, light meal
2. puree, porridge

Descendants

• Georgian: ხემსი (xemsi), ხეფსი (xepsi)
• → Mingrelian: ხეცა (xeca)
• → Svan: ხეუ̂ს (xeûs, “breakfast”)

Further reading

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ხევსი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 561b