Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ṭapel-

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

*ṭap-el-

a kind of fish

Descendants

Georgian: ტაფელა (ṭapela, “bitterling”)
Zan:
- Mingrelian: ტოფუ (ṭopu, “nase”), ტოფჷ (ṭopə), ტოფი (ṭopi)
  - → Georgian: ტობი (ṭobi)

References

Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), “*ṭap-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 393
Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003), “*ṭap-el-”, in Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 212