Proto-North Caucasian: *GHwV̄ɫV
Meaning: a k. of bird (jackdaw, crow)
Notes: An onomatopoeic root; however, correspondences are quite regular and the PNC reconstruction seems probable. The Darg. form is reduplicated; since the root is present only in a part of Av.-And. languages and Darg., the vocalic reconstruction for PEC is uncertain.
