თრთჳლი

Old Georgian

Etymology

According to Fähnrich, a reduplication of *თურ- (*tur-), from Proto-Kartvelian *tur-. Cognate with Svan თუ̂ირ (tûir, steam, vapour).[1]

Compare also Mingrelian თილთილი (tiltili, forst, hoar frost) (from Georgian?).

Noun

თრთჳლი (trtwili)

  1. frost, hoar frost

Descendants

  • Georgian: თრთვილი (trtvili), რთვილი (rtvili); თვირთვილი (tvirtvili); თრითვილი (tritvili); თვილი (tvili)

References

  1. Penrixi (Fähnrich), Hainc (2009), “Zogierti kartveluri leksiḳuri erteulisatvis [About some Kartvelian Lexical Units]”, in Enatmecnierebis saḳitxebi (in Georgian), volume I–II, Tbilisi: Tbilisis universiṭeṭis gamomcemloba, page 108 of 107–110

Further reading

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