Protoform: *ḳʷarḳV-
Meaning: 1 clew (of threads) 2 whirligig, humming-top
Andian language: ḳaḳu 2
Akhvakh: ḳãḳa 1
Chamalal: č̣ač̣an (Gig.) 1
Tindi: ḳ́eḳ́an 1
Karata: ḳarḳan 1
Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan. ḳaḳan, Ratl. ḳʷanḳʷa. The vowel -e- in Tind. is unclear (conditioned by analogy with ḳ́eḳ́ama 'egg' ?); cf. (with labialisation) the derivate ḳorḳa-lu-b "round". Perhaps we should also compare Cham. ḳuḳu-ra, Gig. ḳuḳu 'a bunch of sheaves (in the field)'.
