Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/q̇or-

This Proto-Kartvelian 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-Kartvelian

Noun

*q̇or-

sow (female pig)

Descendants

Proto-Georgian-Zan:
- Zan:
  - Mingrelian: ჸორი (ʾori)
Svan: ყერ (q̇er)

References

Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003), “*q̇ar-”, in Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 275, derives from Proto-Kartvelian *q̇ar-, assuming a ყერ- < ყა̈რ- (q̇er- < q̇är-) transformation in Svan
Fähnrich, Heinz (2007), “*q̇or-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 520