Georgian

ოქრო

Noun

ოქრო • ‎(okro) ‎(plural ოქროები)

1. gold
2. (dated) silver; money

Inflection

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Derived terms

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

• ოქროჲ ‎(okroy)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *okro- ‎(“gold”).

Alternatively, the word may derive from Ancient Greek ὠχρός ‎(ōkhrós, “pale, wan; pale-yellow, sallow; yolk; colour yellow”) and the cognates may be ancient borrowings from Georgian.

Noun

ოქრო • ‎(okro)

1. gold
2. silver, money

Descendants

• Bezhta: окко, окро
• Georgian: ოქრო ‎(okro)
• Tsez: укру ‎(ukru)

References

• abulaʒe, ilia (1973), “ოქრო”, in ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 335
• Klimov, G. A. (1964) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kartvelʹskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 151