Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/otxo-

This Proto-Kartvelian 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-Kartvelian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *(H)oḱt(o). Cognate with Avestan ašti- (“breadth of four fingers”).

Root

*otxo-

1. four

Descendants

• Georgian-Zan:
  • Laz: ოთხო (otxo)
  • Mingrelian: ოთხი (otxi)
  • Old Georgian: ოთხი (otxi)
    • Georgian: ოთხი (otxi)
• Svan: უ̂ოშთხუ̂ (ûoštxû)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 145