Proto-North Caucasian: *G_wǝ̆lʡi
Meaning: hole, burrow
Notes: Correspondences are regular, and the etymology seems quite reliable. See Абдоков 1983, 186. The Kartvelian data compared with PWC by Lomtatidze 1955 (Georg. mʁʷime 'cavern', ʁru 'hollow', Old Georg. qureli 'hole') are heterogeneous and probably do not belong here. On the other hand, cf. PK *ʁele- 'ravine' which may be borrowed from *G_wǝ̆lʡi.
