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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *c̣aḳu
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 tail 2 short tail
Chechen: c̣oga 1
Ingush: c̣og 1
Batsbi: c̣awḳŭ 2
Comments: 3d class in all languages. Cf. also Khild. c̣ogŭ, Cheb. c̣agu etc.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳwV̆[c]V̆ (/*[c]V̆ḳwV̆)
Meaning: tail
Proto-Nakh: *c̣aḳu
Proto-Tsezian: *ḳic̣-
Proto-West Caucasian: *ḳʷač́a
Notes: An expressive root, with violations of sound laws and not widely represented; the PNC antiquity is rather dubious.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-cez,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ḳic̣-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sheep's tail
Tsezi: ḳec̣-maħi
Khvarshi: ḳec̣-mehi (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: ḳic̣-mihe
Comments: PTsKh *ḳic̣-miχ̥1̇e (a compound with *miχ̥1̇e 'tail').
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-comment,

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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ḳʷač́a
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: tail
Ubykh: ḳʷač́á
Comments: Isolated in Ub., but with possible external parallels.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,

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