North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *HrǝŁ_wĔ

Meaning: a k. of tree

Proto-Nakh: *dVHVχḳ

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *riḳ:(ʷ)V

Proto-Dargwa: *durk:

Proto-Lezghian: *raƛ̣:(ʷ)

Proto-West Caucasian: *Ĺʷa

Notes: For PEC we may reconstruct variants *HrǝŁ_wĔ and *rHǝŁ_wĔ (the latter would be better for explaining the PN form and PL *raƛ̣:(ʷ) - not *Harƛ̣:(ʷ) as would be otherwise expected). The EC-WC comparison is phonetically satisfactory, but there are some semantic doubts: in PEC it is obviously some coniferous tree, while in PWC it is a leaf-bearing tree (asp, ash-tree or willow).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *dVHVχḳ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pine-tree

Ingush: dijχk

Comments: Attested only in Ing. (medial -ij- is not quite clear: it probably points to some medial laryngeal), but having probable external parallels.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *riḳ:(ʷ)V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fir-tree, pine-tree

Andian language: reḳ:u (Khaidakov)

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

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *durk:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: cone

Akusha: durg

Comments: Cf. also Kub. dūk id.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *raƛ̣:(ʷ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: timber, ceiling planking

Tsakhur: rak

Comment: Obl. base rak:a-/rak:ɨ-. Attested only in Tsakhur, but with probable external parallels.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *Ĺʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 asp 2 ash-tree 3 willow, osier, osier branch

Abkhaz: á-ža 1

Abaza: ža-č̣ʷǝ 2

Ubykh: žʷa 3

Comments: PAT *ža. The correspondence PAT *ž : Ub. žʷ points only to PWC *Ĺʷ.

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