< Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan
Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ǯiǯɣ-
 | 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
*ǯiǯɣ-
- thrush (Turdus)
Descendants
- Georgian: ჯიჯღი (ǯiǯɣi)
- Zan:
- Mingrelian: ჯღირჯღი (ǯɣirǯɣi), ჯღირჯღუ (ǯɣirǯɣu), ჯღჷრჯღჷ (ǯɣərǯɣə)
Further reading
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 717
- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 344―355