Change viewing parameters
Switch to Russian version
Select another database

Lezghian etymology :

Search within this database
\data\cauc\lezget
Proto-Lezghian: *ji(m)c:
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: snow
Rutul: jiz
Tsakhur: jiz
Kryz: jiz
Budukh: jiz
Udi: iIž
Comment: Obl. base *ji(m)c:a- (cf. Tsakh. jize-, Gelm. jiza-). Medial *-m- can not be postulated on Lezghian evidence (the root is not attested in Arch. or Tab.), but nothing contradicts its reconstruction, suggested by the external evidence. 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages.

    See Лексика 1971, 192; Гигинейшвили 1977, 117.

lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-krz,lezget-bud,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,

List with all references
Search within this database
Select another database

Total pages generatedPages generated by this script
192944614515052
Help
StarLing database serverPowered byCGI scripts
Copyright 1998-2003 by S. StarostinCopyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov
Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov