Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/marc̣q̇w-

This Proto-Kartvelian entry contains reconstructed terms 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

*marc̣q̇w-

1. strawberry

Descendants

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • Georgian: მარწყვი (marc̣q̇vi)
• Svan: ბა̈სყ (bäsq̇), ბა̈სყი (bäsq̇i)

References

• Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 115
• Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 280