Proto-North Caucasian: *lōmVʒ_ĭ (~ -ĕ)
Meaning: dirt, earth
Notes: The comparison seems valid both semantically and phonetically; preservation of -m- in PWC suggests that the original form may have been trisyllabic (*lōmVʒ_ĭ) with a contraction to *lōmʒ_ĭ in PEC. [Quite strange is Tab. Düb. linǯi 'clay, clay mortar'.]
