Protoform: *miʁa (~-o)
Meaning: tail
Avar: maʁ
Chadakolob: maʁ
Andian language: miʁerč̣u
Chamalal: miʁa
Tindi: miʁa
Karata: miʁa
Botlikh: miʁa
Bagvalal: miʁa
Godoberi: miʁa
Comments: Av. paradigm B~C (loc. maʁá-ƛ̣:; Chad. C: maʁí-l, máʁa-l). In Andi the form miʁerč̣:u (Gudava, Tsertsvadze miʁʷorč̣:u) is a compound of this root with *rVč̣:V q.v.). Cf. also some derivates: a) *miʁu-l > Tind., Cham. muʁul, And. beχu-mʁul "sheep's tail"; b) Av. maʁá-ƛ̣: (paradigm C: maʁƛ̣:í-l, máʁƛ̣:a-l) "part of harness (put under the tail) - which is essentially the subessive form of maʁ, but corresponds exactly to Chech., Ing. mulʁa.
