Reconstruction:Proto-Kartvelian/ʒ₁am-

Noun

 * 1) brother

Reconstruction notes
The vowel is believed to have been present in the stem because of the 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 cognates. This vowel should have been, because 🇨🇬-🇨🇬 vowels and  correspond to 🇨🇬. Also, note and  where the vowel has not dropped out. Accordingly, Fähnrich–Sarǯvelaʒe reconstructs, while Klimov reconstructs.

Also, Mingrelian and Laz  forms have, as their plural forms,  and, but the 🇨🇬 suffix for pluralization is. Therefore, in the plural forms of these words, the consonant is restored, which suggests that, originally, this consonant might have been present in the singular.

Descendants

 * Zan: *ǯuma-
 * Zan: *ǯuma-
 * Zan: *ǯuma-