Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/max-

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See Proto-Kartvelian *za-max-.

Adjective[edit]

*max-

  1. new, fresh

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
    • Zan:
      • ? Mingrelian: *ზომხა (*zomxa, New Year)
  • >? Svan: მახე (maxe), მა̈ხე (mäxe)

References[edit]

  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) “*maxe-”, in Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 101
  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) “*za-maxe-”, in Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 148
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) “*max-”, in Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 283