ოხორჯა

Etymology
Usually explained as but It's consired as a folk etymology by Arnold Chikobava. Instead he derives it from and. He supports his theory with plural of is  rather than. also having explains the dialectal variations of the word. Chikobava also substantiates his thesis with other compound nouns made with, declaring "kinship and social status": compare , and. Note that is not used in Laz.

Noun

 * 1) woman
 * 2) wife
 * 1) wife