ტყჳვი

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

ტყჳვაჲ (ṭq̇wivay)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭq̇wi-. Akin to Mingrelian ტყვია (ṭq̇via), Svan ტყუ̂ი (ṭq̇ûi), ტყუ̂იჲ (ṭq̇ûiy).[1]

Noun

ტყჳვი • (ṭq̇wivi)

lead (metal, chemical element), tin (metal), plumbum (chemical element)
Synonym: ბრპენი (brṗeni)

Descendants

⇒ Georgian: ტყვია (ṭq̇via)

References

Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 413

Further reading

Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973), “ტყჳვი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 416

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