Reconstruction:Proto-Georgian-Zan/ɣor-

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰóryos (“pig”), supposedly derived from the root underlying Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“hedgehog”). Compare Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros), Albanian derr.

*ɣor-

1. swine

• Old Georgian: ღორი (ɣori)
  • Georgian: ღორი (ɣori)
• Zan:
  • Laz: ღეჯი (ğeci), ღეჟი (ğeji)
  • Mingrelian: ღეჯი (ɣeǯi)
  • →⇒? Old Armenian: խոճ-կոր (xoč-kor, “piglet”)

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