ბერზენი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Old Georgian ბერძენი (berʒeni), see there for more.

Noun

ბერზენი • (berzeni) (plural ბერზენეფი)

  1. Greek (person)

Descendants
  • → Abkhaz: а-бырзе́н (a-bərzén) (or from Georgian)
  • → Svan: ბერზენ (berzen), ბერზემ (berzem), ბერძენ (berʒen), ბერძემ (berʒem) (or from Georgian)

References
  • Buḳia, Manana (2013) Teimuraz Gvancelaʒe, editor, Narḳvevebi kartvelur-apxazuri lingvoḳulṭuruli urtiertobis isṭoriidan (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merediani, →ISBN, page 179

Further reading
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ბერზემი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎, online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
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