ფურფუ

Laz

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *pirṭw-, contaminated with an unknown source. Cognates include Georgian ფილტვი (pilṭvi).

Noun

ფურფუ • (purpu)

1. lung

References

• Marr, N. (1910) “ფურფუ”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 195