горга

Chechen

Etymology

From Proto-Nakh *gōg-rV- (“round”), from *gōga (“circle”). Cognate with Ingush герга (gerga), Bats გოგრინ (gogrin) and further with Avar гургинаб (gurginab).[1]

Adjective

горга • (gorga)

  1. round

References
  1. Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*gīrgwV”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
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