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Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/ṭq̇wec-

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

Root

*ṭq̇wec-

  1. to strike

Descendants
  • Proto-Georgian-Zan:
    • Zan:
      • ⇒ Laz: ოტკვაცუ (oťǩvaʒu, “bursting, exploding”), ტკვაცუ(ნ) (ťǩvaʒu(n), “bursts, cracks”)
      • ⇒ Mingrelian: ტყვაცი (ṭq̇vaci, “lightning”), ტყვაცაფი (ṭq̇vacapi, “crackling (of lightning)”), ტყვაცუა (ṭq̇vacua, “thundering”)
  • ⇒ Svan: ლიტყცი (liṭq̇ci, “striking, thrusting, beating”)

References
  • Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc, Sarǯvelaʒe, Zurab (2000) Kartvelur enata eṭimologiuri leksiḳoni [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Georgian), 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Tbilisi Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State University Press, page 446
  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 413
  • Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 218, further derives Georgian ტყვციალი (ṭq̇vciali) from this root without giving it a definition; this supposed word is seemingly not found in any dictionary
  • Čuxua, Merab (2007) Iberiul-ičkeriul enata šedarebiti gramaṭiḳa [Ibero-Ichkerian Comparative Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 500, continues to neglect giving Georgian ტყვციალი (ṭq̇vciali) a definition; further compares Chechen ткъес (tqʼes), ткъосиг (tqʼosig), Ingush ткъес (tqʼes, “lightning”)

Further reading
  • Čikobava, Arnold (1938) Č̣anur-megrul-kartuli šedarebiti leksiḳoni [Laz–Megrel–Georgian Comparative Dictionary] (Works; IV) (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Arnold Chikobava Institute of Linguistics, published 2008, page 316―317
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