Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/otxo-

This Proto-Kartvelian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(H)oḱt(o). Cognate with Avestan ašti- (ašti-, “breadth of four fingers”).

Root

*otxo-

four

Descendants

Georgian-Zan:
- Laz: ოთხო (otxo)
- Mingrelian: ოთხი (otxi)
- Old Georgian: ოთხი (otxi)
  - Georgian: ოთხი (otxi)
Svan: უ̂ოშთხუ̂ (ûoštxû)

References

Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 145

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