< Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan
Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/xraš-
 | 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
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
*xraš-
- crunch
Descendants
- ⇒ Georgian: ხრაშუნი (xrašuni), ხრაშუნებს (xrašunebs)
- Zan:
- ⇒ Mingrelian: ხუშქორი (xuškori), ხუშქორუა (xuškorua)
References
- Čuxua, Merab (2009), “Damaṭebiti masalebi saertokartveluri puʒe-enis leksiḳuri pondisatvis [The Additional Materials for the Commonkartvelian Proto-language Lexical Fund]”, in Kartvelur enata sṭrukṭuris saḳitxebi (in Georgian), issue 10, Tbilisi: Universali, page 243
Further reading
- Gudava, Ṭogo (1960), “O-s u-ši gadasvlis zogierti šemtxveva zanur (megrul-č̣anur) enaši [Some cases of transition of o into u in Zan (Mingrelian-Chan) language]”, in Sakartvelos ssr mecnierebata aḳademiis moambe (in Georgian), volume 25, issue 1, Tbilisi, page 119―122