ცხუ̂ი

ცხუ̂ი

Svan

Alternative forms

• ცხუ (cxu)

Etymology

According to Fähnrich, from Proto-Kartvelian *cxom-. Klimov derives from Proto-Kartvelian *cxwi-, comparing it to Proto-Indo-European *skwoy-.

Noun

ცხუ̂ი • (cxûi)

1. arrow (projectile)
2. stinger of an insect

References

• Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “ცხუ̂ი”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1890
• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 268
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 567