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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *k_ɨ̆kɨ̆ (~-ǝ̆,-ă)
Meaning: female breast, teat
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *koka / *kika
Proto-Tsezian: *kɨkǝ B
Proto-Lak: k:uk:u
Proto-West Caucasian: *ḳǝḳa
Notes: An expressive, but well preserved common NC root. Correspondences are regular. See Abdokov 1983, 76.
caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *koka / *kika
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: female breast
Avar: keké
Andian language: koka
Akhvakh: kaka
Chamalal: čeča
Tindi: ḱeḱa
Karata: kaka
Botlikh: kaka
Bagvalal: ḱaḱa
Comments: Av. paradigm B/C (Usl. keké/kokó, pl. kukbí/kúkdul). Two variants (with *-o- and with *-i-) must have coexisted already on the PAA level.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-btl,aandet-bgv,aandet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *kɨkǝ B
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 female breast 2 cow's nipple 3 spring, source
Tsezi: kiki / kik 1,3
Ginukh: kik 3
Khvarshi: kaka (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: koko 1,3
Gunzib: kig-la 2
Comments: PTsKh *kǝkǝ (although in Gin. one would rather expect *kek).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: k:uk:u
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: teat, nipple
Lak form: k:uk:u
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,

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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ḳǝḳa
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: female breast, teat
Abkhaz: a-ḳǝ́ḳa
Abaza: ḳǝḳa
Comments: PAT *ḳǝḳa.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-aba,abadet-comment,

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