Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/c̣₁iḳ-

This Proto-Georgian-Zan entry contains reconstructed words 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

Adjective

*c̣₁iḳ-

small, tiny

Descendants

Georgian: წიკუჲ (c̣iḳuy, “tiny; crumbs”) (Tusheti)
Zan:
- Mingrelian: ჭიკუ (č̣iḳu, “tiny; wormy (of fruits)”), ჭირკუ (č̣irḳu)

References

Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 654
Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 313