Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/grḳ-al-

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

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *gor- ~ *gr- (“to roll”) + *-al (suffix).

Root

*grḳ-al-

ring
hoop

Descendants

Laz: ოკირკოლუ (oḳirḳolu, “to curl, twist”)
Old Georgian: გრკალი (grḳali)
- Georgian: რკალი (rḳali), (Eastern dialects) კირკალი (ḳirḳali), კრიკალი (ḳriḳali)

References

Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 33