Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/q̇amal-

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

Noun

*q̇amal-

cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera)

Descendants

⇒ Georgian: ტყემალი (ṭq̇emali), ტყიმალი (ṭq̇imali), ტყმიალი (ṭq̇miali)
Laz: ყომური (q̇omuri), ყომუი (q̇omui)
Mingrelian: ჸომური (ʾomuri), ჸუმური (ʾumuri), ყომური (q̇omuri), ომური (omuri)

References

Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 237
Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 506―507