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Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/maṭl-
Proto-Kartvelian
Etymology
From *maṭl- 'causing spoilage, taint, worm-strike', the active participle of *ṭl- 'to spoil, to rot, be tainted, be worm-eaten'.
Root
*maṭl-
- maggot
Descendants
- Proto-Georgian-Zan:
- Georgian: მატლი (maṭli)
- Mingrelian: მუნტური (munṭuri)
- Laz: მუნტური (munṭuri), მუნტრი (munṭri)
- Svan: მჷტ (məṭ)
References
- Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 405
- Fenwick, Rhona S. H. (2017) , “An Indo-European origin of Kartvelian names for two maloid fruits”, in Iran and the Caucasus, volume 21, pages 310-323
- Klimov, G. A. (1964) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kartvelʹskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 190