Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=ĕħwV́

Meaning: coire

North Caucasian: *=eħwV ( ~ -ä-)

Yenisseian: *ʔaj- (~x-)

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=eħwV ( ~ -ä-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to copulate

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=VH-

Proto-Lak: r-ihi-

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔeʡʷa ( ~ -ɨ)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. One of the verbs with root laryngeals. The root is attested only in four languages, but one should keep in mind that this semantic field is rather scantily represented in field recordings.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *=VH-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to copulate

Chadakolob: =eħ-

Lak etymology :

Lak root: r-ihi-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to copulate

Lak form: r-ihi-n (Khosr.)

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔeʡʷa ( ~ -ɨ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to copulate

Budukh: s-eʕ-

Archi: =eIha-

Comment: Arch. dur. =eIrhu-r.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔaj- (~x-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to jump; to play; coire

Ket: ajgɔŋ⁵ 'to jump'; aja⁶ 'coire'

Yug: ajgufɨŋ⁵ 'to jump'; aja⁶ / ajga⁶ 'coire'

Kottish: ajaŋ, pl. -an 'play, to play'

Comments: ССЕ 179. The component *aj- meaning 'to jump, roll over' can also be recovered in several composita: Yug. ajāxn³ 'перекат на реке' ("jumping tree"); Kur. ajɣan⁶, Bak., Sur. aj-gan⁶ / aj-gɔ:n³, Yug. aj-gɔn³ 'песец' ("jumping fox"; see also under *kǝqVn). Unclear is the relationship of Ket., Yug. aj-tej⁵ 'bad'. Werner 1, 19 *ajǝ / *ajgǝ 'coire' (with doubts as to the relationship of words meaning 'jump' and 'play').

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