ქარაბაკი
Georgian
Etymology
Borrowed from Armenian քարափակ (kʿarapʿak), composed of քար (kʿar, “stone”) + փակ (pʿak, “closed”), because the fences were built of stone before.
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “քար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- čubinašvili, niḳo (1812–1825), “ქარაბაკი”, in kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
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