North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *HVrsA

Meaning: to cut; knife

Proto-Nakh: *ʔurs

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʔisir

Proto-Lak: ħis

Proto-West Caucasian: *b-sV (/*b-zV)

Notes: PWC has a frequent labial prefix (reflecting a class marker). In EC languages the verbal root was completely lost, having merged with another root, PNC *-V̄rs_wE (q.v.). On some traces of this root in PL see ibid. See Абдоков 1983, 166.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *ʔurs

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: knife

Chechen: urs

Ingush: urs

Comments: Cf. also Shar., Khild. etc. urs id. 3d class in both languages. The Ablaut stem *ʔarsV- is preserved in Chech. plur. arsa-š.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ʔisir

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: scissors

Andian language: isir

Comments: Attested only in And., but having probable external parallels.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: ħis

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to cut, clip, trim

Lak form: ħis učin

Comments: Cf. ħis dan id., ħisi-lu 'scissors'; Khosr. hiIsilu 'scissors'.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *b-sV (/*b-zV)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to cut, cut out

Abkhaz: a-sa-rá

Abaza: sa-ra

Adyghe: bzǝ-n

Kabardian: bzǝ-n

Ubykh: bzǝ-

Comments: PAT *sa- (cf. also Bzyb. a-sa-rá); PAK *bzǝ-. As pointed out by Shagirov (1,96) Ub. bzǝ- may be borrowed from Ad. In that case it would be possible to compare instead Ub. sʷa- (a-s-sʷá-n) 'to cut, clip', reconstructing PWC *(b)-sV (with secondary labialisation in Ubykh).

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