Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/-iḳ

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

Uncertain. Compare Old Armenian -իկ (-ik).

Suffix

*-iḳ

forms diminutives

Descendants

Old Georgian: -იკ (-iḳ)
Zan:
- ⇒ Laz: -იკა (-iḳa), -იკინა (-iḳina)
- Mingrelian: -იკ (-iḳ)

References

Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 80