North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *mŏχ_V

Meaning: bundle

Proto-Nakh: *moħ

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *χimi-r

Proto-Tsezian: *muʁ: A

Proto-Lak: hi

Proto-Dargwa: *maχ:

Proto-Lezghian: *maχ:

Proto-West Caucasian: *mǝχǝ

Notes: Except for the metathesis in PA (*χimi-r < *miχi-r), all correspondences are regular. It is possible that the word is an old derivate (with the instrumental prefix *m-) from the verb *=ĭχ_V 'to carry' (q.v.). In this case Ub. mǝχ-mǝ́q is the only trace of this verbal root (otherwise completely lost) in WC.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *moħ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pack, burden

Chechen: moħ

Ingush: muħ

Batsbi: muħ / moħ

Comments: 6th class in all languages. In Bacb. moħ is Matsiyev's notation, muħ - the notation of Kadagidze. Obl. base *maħu- (cf. Chech. moħa-, pl. *maħ(b)i-š > Chech. maħħaš, Ing. mowħaš, Bacb. maħiš). The Ing. obl. base miħo is an innovation (miħ < *muħi- with vowel levelling after the direct base).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *χimi-r

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bundle, load 2 pack

Akhvakh: χeme 1

Chamalal: χimi 1

Tindi: χimar 1

Karata: himer 1

Botlikh: χemer 1

Bagvalal: hemer 1

Godoberi: χimir 2

Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Ratl. χemer, Kar. Anch. χemer, Tok. himir, Cham. Gig. χimir.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *muʁ: A

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bundle, load

Tsezi: muʁ

Ginukh: muʁ

Khvarshi: muʁ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: muʁ

Bezhta: muh

Comments: PTsKh *muʁ. Cf. also Bezht. Tlad. mū id.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: hi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bundle

Lak form: hi

Comments: Cf. Khosr. hi 'bundle (of brushwood')'.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *maχ:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: burden, load, bundle

Akusha: maχ

Chiragh: maχ:

Comments: Cf. also Ur. maχ, Kub. maχ (pl. muχ:e).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *maχ:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bundle

Agul: maχ

Archi: maχ

Comment: Cf. also Ag. Fit. maʁ; Arch. plur. maχ:-ut (pointing to *χ:). 3d class in Archi.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *mǝχǝ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bundle, sheaf

Ubykh: mǝχ-mǝ́q

Comments: An isolated Ub. word (probably reduplicated; final -q is not clear), but having probable EC parallels.

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