North Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-North Caucasian: *gǝlǯwē

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fang, canine tooth

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *gʷi(r)žV~ *gi(r)žʷV

Proto-Tsezian: *gɔ̃žu A (~ -ž:-)

Proto-Lak: k:arč:i

Proto-Dargwa: *k:anži

Proto-Lezghian: *k:ʷalč: (~-r-)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are more or less regular (although there occurred some assimilations usual for roots of this type). We must reconstruct some medial liquid, and it is most probably *-l- (this conforms with PA, PTs, Lak and PL reflexes; however, PD has an unexpected -n- - probably due to the influence of PD *ḳinč̣ 'gum' q.v.). Darg. > Arch. gaInži 'molar'.