ზოგი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ზოგი (zogi, “some; half”), borrowed from Old Armenian զոյգ (zoyg).[1] The word itself has gone through multiple languages, including Classical Syriac ܙܘܓܐ (zawgāʾ), while ultimately being of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón) or ζεῦγος (zeûgos), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zoɡi/
  • Hyphenation: ზო‧გი

Pronoun

ზოგი • (zogi)

  1. some

Synonyms

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “զոյգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 105b
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