ცაცხჳ

Old Georgian

Etymology

By regressive assimilation from *ძაცხჳ (*ʒacxwi), from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒacxw-.

Noun

ცაცხჳ • (cacxwi)

lime tree, linden

Descendants

Georgian: ცაცხვი (cacxvi)
- → Bats: ცაცხო̂ (cacxô)
- → Mingrelian: ცხაცხუ (cxacxu), ცხაცხვი (cxacxvi), ცაცხუ (cacxu)
- → Svan: ცა̈ცხუ̂ (cäcxû)

Further reading

Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ცაცხჳ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 514b, glossed as populus alba

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