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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *kišʷ
Meaning: plait
Lezghian: kif
Tabasaran: kuš
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. kuš 'plait, long hair', Lezg. Khl. küš 'plait' (erg. küšʷ-éni). A dialectal variant of the same root is probably Lezg. kuš 'flax'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *k(w)iśwɨ (~-ǝ,-a)
Meaning: mane, plait, hair
Notes: The etymology is plausible both semantically and phonetically. Medial *-r- in PN is probably secondary (from a former obl. stem - *kars < *kas-rV-).
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *kars (~ -ā-)
Meaning: 1 rope of horse's hair 2 rope of goat's wool
Chechen: kars 1
Ingush: kars 1
Batsbi: karsã 2
Comments: 4th class in all languages. There is not enough information to establish the PN vowel length.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *kʷVšV (~-s-)
Meaning: wool
Avar: kʷas
Chadakolob: kʷaš
Comments: Av. paradigm B or C (gen. kʷasú-l, Chad. kʷašú-l/kʷaší-l).
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-avc,aandet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *kʷVs (~- ̃-,-s:)
Meaning: cock's comb
Tsezi: kos
Comments: Isolated in Tsez., but having probable external cognates.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *kusala
Meaning: wing
Chiragh: kusala
Comments: Cf. also Sirg. kusala, Kub. kuṭala (Magomedov's notation; regularly *kutala would be expected).
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *kʷǝš(ʷ)V (~ *ḱʷ-)
Meaning: 1 mane 2 head's crown
Abkhaz: a-kʷǝ́š̌ 2
Adyghe: sakʷ 1
Kabardian: sokʷ 1
Comments: PAK *sákʷǝ. For PWC also *s may be reconstructed (since there are no Bzyb. data available). Despite Shagirov (1977) PAK *sákʷǝ can not have been borrowed from Ub. ša-q̇Iʷǝ 'hair on head' (for phonetic reasons); however, he must be right in considering Ub. sakʷ as a loan from Ad. The Abkh. form can be compared if we assume a metathesis - which is rather common in roots of this type.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,
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