Proto-North Caucasian: *kɨ̄ṭV
Meaning: a k. of vessel
Notes: If the WC forms belong here (which phonetically seems rather probable), the word may have originally meant a wattled vessel (which could be used for fishing), with a later semantic shift ( > "net"). The PTs vocalism reflects nasalisation (otherwise PTs would have *-ɨ-), so it probably goes back to *kɨṭV-n or *ḳɨṭV-m (cf. the Avar parallel).
