ოქროჲ

ოქროჲ

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *okro- (“gold”).

Alternatively, the word may derive from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale, wan; pale-yellow, sallow; yolk; colour yellow”), meaning the cognates (see ოქრო (okro)) could be borrowings from Georgian.

Noun

ოქროჲ • (okroy)

1. gold
2. silver, money

Descendants

• → Bezhta: окко, окро
• Georgian: ოქრო (okro)
• → Tsez: укру (ukru)

References

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) , “ოქროჲ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 335
• Klimov, G. A. (1964) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kartvelʹskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 151