სა- -ო

Georgian

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *lʿa- -o.

Circumfix

სა- -ო • (sa- -o)

  1. Forms words that describe something, the purpose of which is related to the thing or concept named by the stem
    ‎შობა (šoba, “Christmas”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საშობაო (sašobao, “for Christmas, Christmastime-related”)
    ‎ექიმი (ekimi, “doctor”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საექიმო (saekimo, “medical”)
    ‎ყელი (q̇eli, “throat; neck”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საყელო (saq̇elo, “collar”)
  2. Forms future participles from verb roots
    ‎რჩენა (rčena, “to support”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎სარჩო (sarčo, “something to get a support from”)
    ‎სმა (sma, “to drink”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎სასმო (sasmo, “cup, glass”)

Derived terms

Georgian terms circumfixed with სა- -ო

Descendants

  • → Mingrelian: სა- -ო (sa- -o)

References

  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 722

Mingrelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian სა- -ო (sa- -o). Doublet of ო- -ო (o- -o).

Circumfix

სა- -ო • (sa- -o)

  1. Forms words that describe something, the purpose of which is related to the thing or concept named by the stem
    ‎ქორთუ (kortu, “Georgian”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საქორთუო (sakortuo, “Georgia”)
    ‎გინი (gini, “calf”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საგინო (sagino, “calf shed, pen”)
    ‎ბაღანა (baɣana, “child”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎საბაღანო (sabaɣano, “for children”)
    ‎ლამუსი (lamusi, “conscience”) + ‎სა- -ო (sa- -o) → ‎სალამუსო (salamuso, “secret”)

Derived terms

Mingrelian terms circumfixed with სა- -ო
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