ყჳთელი

Old Georgian

Etymology

Klimov considers this connected with Proto-Kartvelian *q̣wiʒ₁-l- (“liver”) (see ღჳძლი (ɣwiʒli)), referring to jaundice during various types of liver diseases that dramatically increase the yellowish pigmentation of the skin. Starostin however, considers this improbable. He compares Kartvelian *q̇wit- (“yellow”) with Proto-Indo-European *ḱweit- (“white”) (*ḱweytos).

Adjective

ყჳთელი • (q̇witeli)

yellow

Descendants

Georgian: ყვითელი (q̇viteli)

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