თუალი

Old Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *twal-. For the development of the senses compare Old Armenian ակն (akn).

Noun

თუალი • (tuali)

  1. eye
  2. gemstone
  3. wheel
  4. source of a stream

Descendants
  • Georgian: თვალი (tvali), თოლი (toli)

Further reading
  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “თუალი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 182b
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