Kartvelian Languages - Examples From Inherited Lexicon

Examples From Inherited Lexicon

Cardinal Numbers
Proto-Kartv.

form

 Karto-Zan Svan
Proto-form Georgian Mingrelian Laz
1. one, 2. other *s₁xwa
 *s₁xwa
 sxva

(other)		 šxva

(other)		 čkva / škva
/
(other, one more)		 e-šxu

(one)
one n/a *erti
 erti
 arti
 ar
 n/a
two *yori
 *yori
 ori
 žiri / žəri
/ 		žur / ǯur
/ 		yori
three *sami
 *sami
 sami
 sumi
 sum
 semi
four *o(s₁)txo
 *otxo
 otxi
 otxi
 otxo
 w-oštxw
five *xu(s₁)ti
 *xuti
 xuti
 xuti
 xut
 wo-xušd
six *eks₁wi
 *eks₁wi
 ekvsi
 amšvi
 aši
 usgwa
seven *šwidi
 *šwidi
 švidi
 škviti
 škvit
 i-šgwid
eight *arwa
 *arwa
 rva
 ruo / bruo
/ 		ovro / orvo
/ 		ara
nine *c₁xara
 *c₁xara
 cxra
 čxoro
 čxoro
 čxara
ten *a(s₁)ti
 *ati
 ati
 viti
 vit
 ešd
twenty n/a *oc₁i
 oci
 eči
 eči
 n/a
hundred *as₁i
 *as₁i
 asi
 oši
 oši
 aš-ir
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Proto-Kartv. Georgian Mingrelian Laz Svan
I *me
 me
 ma
 ma(n)
 mi
You (sg.) *sen
 šen
 si
 si(n)
 si
That *e-
 e-sa
 e-na
 (h)e-ya
 e-ǯa
We *čwen
 čven
 čki(n) / čkə(n)
/ 		čkin / čku / šku
/ /
You (pl.) *stkwen
 tkven
 tkva(n)
 tkvan
 sgäy
Possessive Pronouns
Proto-Kartv. Georgian Mingrelian Laz Svan
My *č(w)e-mi
 če-mi
 čki-mi
 čki-mi / ški-mi
/ 		mi-šgu
Your (sg.) *š(w)eni
 šeni
 skani
 skani
 i-sgu
His/her/its *m-is₁
 m-is-i
 mu-š-i
 (h)e-mu-š-i
 m-ič-a
Our *čweni
 čveni
 čkini / čkəni
/ 		čkini / čkuni / škuni
/ / 		gu-šgwey (excl.)

ni-šgwey (incl.)
Your (pl.) *stkweni
 tkveni
 tkvani
 tkvani
 i-sgwey

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