ძელქვაჲ

Old Georgian

Etymology

ძელი (ʒeli, “bar”) +‎ ქვაჲ (kvay, “stone”)

Noun

ძელქვაჲ • (ʒelkvay)

Populus alba, a kind of a tree.

Descendants

Georgian ძელქვა (ʒelkva)
- Russian дзельква (dzelʹkva)
  - English zelkova

References

abulaʒe, ilia (1973), “ძელქვაჲ”, in ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 524

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