ეტიმოლოგიური ძიებანი: კაცი, ადამიანი

Abstract

-ian (possesive suffix in Georgian) is derived from the marker -ean, the function of which in the Old Georgian should have been to indicate the origin from someone from which the understanding of possession and succession should have developed: krist’-ian-i (Christian), mahmadian- i (Muslim), etc. (Shanidze 1953, 1976). adamian-i (human), a descendant of Adam, a rational being. Old Geo. adam-ean-i (A-1105, 83v – Abuladze, 1973: 2) and adamian- i (A-162, 15v – Sarjveladze, 1995: 1). It is derived from the proper name Adam with the suffix -ean/-ian. In the Old Georgian, k’aci (man) is common in this sense. k’ac-i, “human; man” has been recorded since the 5th century. It is of common Kartvelian origin. Based on the correspondence Geo. k’ac- k’ac-i “man; husband”: Megr. k’oč- k’oč-i “man; husband” : Laz. k’oč- k’oč-i “man; husband”; k’očon- i k’oč-i “manly (real) man” : Svan. č’äš- / č’š- č’äš “husband”; č’äš-jak/ le- č’š-Gr-i “fiancé” for the common Kartvelian level *k’ac1- archetype is reconstructed (Chikobava 1938; Klimov 1964; Fähnrich, Sarjveladze 2000; Fähnrich 2007; Kurdiani 2007; Chukhua 2008; Gigineishvili 2016). Issues related to the understanding of the named concepts and typological parallels from different languages will be discussed in the paper.