Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/c̣₁el-

*c̣₁el-

1. intestine, gut

In Svan the root is reduplicated; its original vocalism is preserved in the verb ლი-ჭა̈ნჭ-ო̄რ-ე (li-č̣änč̣-ōr-e, “disembowel, gut”).

Note that Laz ჭინჭვალა (ç̌inç̌vala), ჭინჭყვალა (ç̌inç̌qvala) is likely unrelated to this root.

• Proto-Georgian-Zan:
  • Old Georgian: წელი (c̣eli), ⇒ ნა-წლ-ევ-ი (na-c̣l-ev-i)
    • Georgian: წელი (c̣eli)
    • Georgian: ნაწლავი (nac̣lavi)
  • Zan:
    • Laz: მჭუ (mç̌u)
    • Mingrelian: ჭჷ (č̣ə), ჭუ (č̣u), ჭი (č̣i)
• ⇒ Svan: ჭინ-ჭილ (č̣in-č̣il, “intestine, gut”), ლი-ჭა̈ნჭ-ო̄რ-ე (li-č̣änč̣-ōr-e, “disembowel, gut”), ქა-ლი-ჭჷნჭ-ილ-ი (ka-li-č̣ənč̣-il-i)

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