Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ǯiǯɣ-

This Proto-Georgian-Zan 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-Georgian-Zan

Noun

*ǯiǯɣ-

1. thrush (Turdus)

Descendants

• Georgian: ჯიჯღი (ǯiǯɣi)
• Zan:
  • Mingrelian: ჯღირჯღი (ǯɣirǯɣi), ჯღირჯღუ (ǯɣirǯɣu), ჯღჷრჯღჷ (ǯɣərǯɣə)

Further reading

• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 717
• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 344―355