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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ɦwijVmpŭ (~-ŏ)
Meaning: spring
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ri-ʔibu
Proto-Tsezian: *ʔeme A
Proto-Lak: in-t
Proto-Dargwa: *ħijab
Proto-West Caucasian: *pʷV
Notes: Correspondences are quite regular (in PWC we observe a usual loss of laryngeals and resonants); PAA *-b-, PTs, Lak *-m-, PD *-b- are reflexes of the combination *-mp-.
caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ri-ʔibu
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: spring
Andian language: rejbu
Akhvakh: riʔibo
Chamalal: jēb
Tindi: rēbu
Karata: reʕibo
Botlikh: rebu
Bagvalal: reba
Godoberi: rēbu / reʔibu
Comments: The word is an original compound of *riHV (q.v.) and *ʔibu 'spring'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-btl,aandet-bgv,aandet-gdb,aandet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ʔeme A
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: spring
Tsezi: im
Khvarshi: ime
Inkhokvari: eme
Bezhta: eme-da
Gunzib: eme-d
Comments: PTsKh *ʔem(e), PGB *ʔeme-d(a) (with an original locative suffix).
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: ʔin-t
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: spring
Lak form: int
Comments: Lak. int < *ʔim-t (-t or -nt is a standard suffix in names of the seasons).
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *ħijab
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: spring
Akusha: ħeb
Chiragh: ʕijab
Comments: Cf. also Kad. ħüjeb, Ur. ħeb.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *pʷV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: spring
Abkhaz: ā́-pǝ-n
Abaza: ʕa-p-nǝ
Ubykh: wa-fá-da
Comments: PAT *ʕa-pǝ-nǝ (-nǝ is a locative/temporal nominal suffix). The PAT and Ub. forms go back to a PWC compound *ʁ́Iʷa-pʷV (*ʁ́Iʷa- 'time, season' q.v.).
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-aba,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,

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