Proto-North Caucasian: *bHǝ̄rč_e
Meaning: hole, opening
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular (although the root is not very widely spread).
[There are also many similar - but absolutely irregular - forms for "vagina": Bezht. (Tlad.) puce, Khosh. puci, Gunz. pusi, Lak. miš, Tab. (Düb.) bic̣i, Kand. puš, Ag. biš, Lezg. Khl. pɨš, Rut. pɨc, Tsakh. pɨc, Kryz. pišṭi.]
