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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *-gV-
Meaning: 1 to dance 2 silly, silly person
Abkhaz: ága 2
Abaza: laga 2
Adyghe: wǝǯ́ǝ-n 1
Kabardian: wǝǯǝ-n 1
Ubykh: wǝǵ- 1
Comments: PAK *wǝgǝ- (also a noun *wǝgǝ́ > Ad. wǝǯ́ǝ, Kab. wǝǯ 'round dance with singing'); Ub. sǝ-wǝ́ǵǝ-n (qualified as an Adygh loanword in Vogt 1963, but possibly genuine). *wǝ- is a common WC morpheme with the meaning 'to do, to make (smth.)'; PAT *aga (Abaz. laga is perhaps influenced by lǝg 'slave'?). The same root (reduplicated, or at least constituting the first part of a compound) can be found in PAK *gagʷǝ- 'to play' (Ad. ǯ́agʷǝ-n, Kab. ǯagʷǝ-n), *gágʷǝ 'play, feast, wedding' (Ad. ǯ́agʷ, Kab. ǯagʷ). The semantic correlation "to dance, play" - "to be silly" recurs in the same root in EC languages as well, thus the relationship between AT and other WC forms seems secure enough.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-aba,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *HŏgV̆
Meaning: to play; to dance; playful, silly
Proto-West Caucasian: *-gV- Notes: The root seems satisfactory both phonetically and semantically. See Abdokov 1983, 88 (listing only forms with the meaning 'silly, foolish').
caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *HVgV-
Meaning: playful, silly
Avar: hága=
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: uk:a-
Meaning: to play
Lak form: uk:a-n
Comments: G. pr. u=k:u-n. Cf. also expressive derivates: ak:u-zak:u 'a k. of children's play', ak:a (colloq.) 'silly, silly girl'.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *ʔak:a-
Meaning: 1 to play 2 to dance
Rutul: =iga- 2
Tsakhur: a=ga- 1
Comment: Rutul reflects the Ablaut grade *i.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-comment,
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