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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *cif_V
Meaning: diarrhea, faeces
Proto-Lak: c:iχ
Proto-Lezghian: *ciχʷ
Proto-West Caucasian: *ćǝxʷV (~ ć:-)
Notes: An expressive, but undoubtedly common NC root. Its irregularity is tenseness of the first consonant and laxness of the second (we should expect reflexes of a tense *f: in PL as *ʎ:ʷ).
caucet-meaning,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: c:iχ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: diarrhea
Lak form: c:iχ
Comments: Cf. also Khosr. c:iχ, gen. c:iχ:-ildaral.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ciχʷ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 diarrhea 2 faeces; bird-dung
Tabasaran: ciχ 1
Agul: cuχ 2 (Bursh.)
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. cuχ 'diarrhea'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-comment,

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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ćǝxʷV (~ ć:-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 diarrhea, to have diarrhea 2 faeces
Abkhaz: a-cxʷa-rá 1
Ubykh: ćxǝ 2
Comments: The Abkh. form is a field recording from a Bzyb. dialect with no distinction between c and ć.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,

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