თრთჳლი

Old Georgian

Etymology

According to Fähnrich, a reduplication of *თურ- (*tur-), from Proto-Kartvelian *tur-. Cognate with Svan თუ̂ირ (tûir, “steam, vapour”).[1]

Compare also Mingrelian თილთილი (tiltili, “forst, hoar frost”) (from Georgian?).

Noun

თრთჳლი • (trtwili)

  1. frost, hoar frost

Descendants
  • Georgian: თრთვილი (trtvili), რთვილი (rtvili); თვირთვილი (tvirtvili); თრითვილი (tritvili); თვილი (tvili)

References
  1. Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc (2009) “Zogierti kartveluri leksiḳuri erteulisatvis [About some Kartvelian Lexical Units]”, in Enatmecnierebis saḳitxebi (in Georgian), volumes I–II, Tbilisi: Tbilisis universiṭeṭis gamomcemloba, page 108 of 107–110

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “თრთჳლი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 182b
  • Sardshweladse, Surab, Fähnrich, Heinz (2005) “თრთჳლი”, in Altgeorgisch-Deutsches Wörterbuch (Handbook of Oriental Studies; VIII.12), with the collaboration of Irine Melikishvili and Sopio Sardshweladse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 525a
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