Proto-North Caucasian: *rʔēć̣_wV̆ / *ć̣_wVrʔV
Meaning: string, bow-string
Notes: The Av. form may belong here if it is a result of metathesis; semantically it fits well, and the affricate correspondence is good, so we consider it rather probable. The PWC form has a frequent labial prefix, after which there occurred (as in very many cases) a dissimilatory delabialisation. Otherwise correspondences are regular, and the etymology seems rather probable.
