ზა̈ჲმახე
Svan
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Kartvelian *za-max- (“New Year”), but in any case equivalent to ზა̈ჲ (zäy, “year”) + მახე (maxe, “new”). Doublet of ზომხა (zomxa).
Further reading
- Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ზა̈ჲმახე”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 539
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.