Proto-Lezghian: *ʔiṭV-
Meaning: 1 to crack (nuts) 2 break 3 to tear, cut in pieces
Lezghian: eq:-eṭ- 1
Tabasaran: uṭ- 3
Agul: jaʕ-ṭ- 2
Tsakhur: =eṭa- 2
Kryz: =iṭ- 3
Budukh: e=ṭ- 3
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. k-u=ṭ- 'to break off, tear off', q:I-u=ṭ- 'to tear off, pluck' ( = Bud. q:-e=ṭ- id.), perhaps also Tsakh. q-e=ṭa- 'to touch', Kryz. (with Ablaut) w-äṭ- id., Arch. χiṭ-bos 'to push' (formally = Tsakh. qeṭa-). See Лексика 1971, 255.
