Svan

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Etymology 1

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From ბაღ- < *ბა̈ღ-უ̂ < *ბეღ-უ < *ბეღ-ელ- (baɣ- < *bäɣ-û < *beɣ-u < *beɣ-el-), ultimately inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *beɣ-el-.

Noun

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ბაღ (baɣ)

  1. barn
  2. large chest for storing foodgrains, flour

Further reading

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  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ბაღ2”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 296

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Georgian ბაღი (baɣi).

Noun

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ბაღ (baɣ) (plural ბაღა̈რ)

  1. garden

Further reading

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  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ბაღ1”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 296
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