Kajaia, Otar(2005),“ოხორი”, inmegrul-kartuli leksiḳoni[Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1167
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan*(s)a-xl-, from *xal-, *xl-(“to be among, near something.”). See Old Georgian სახლი(saxli) for more.