Proto-North Caucasian: *bĭnʒĕ (/*mĭʒĕ)
Meaning: fly
Notes: A common NC onomatopoeic root; its expressive character explains irregular variation between *bĭnʒĕ and *mĭʒĕ. Cf. also in other Caucasian languages: Georg. buzi 'fly', Svan. buzūl 'wasp, fly', Megr. bazi 'a big fly', PK *bzu- 'to buzz' (see Charaya 1912, 19, Klimov 1965, 51). An obvious NC (probably WC) loan is Osset. bɨnʒ / binʒä 'fly' (see Abayev 1958, 280 with dubious etymological attempts). Comparison of PWC and Nakh see in Mészáros 1934, 227, Dumézil 1963, 15; Abdokov (1983, 113) adds also some Lezg. data.
