The construction "biturig" is clearly Kartvelian, although not clear enough even to some Georgians. This is a combination of the adjective "bituri" and the extinct definite article "ig", which you will find in the great dictionary of Ariane Chanturia.
Today, the Kartvelian languages no longer use articles. While the meaning of the adjective "bituri" can be traced back to masdar "biturdeba", which is clearly derived from "bituri" and means "to make fun of".
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