Proto-Lezghian: *ḳem(a) / *meḳ(a)
Meaning: 1 armful 2 sheaf of hay 3 stack 4 fist
Lezghian: ḳem 1
Rutul: ḳǝm-ǝr 2 (Khniukh.)
Kryz: ḳemä 3
Budukh: meḳ 4
Comment: The original meaning (as confirmed also by the external evidence) must have varied between 'handful' ( > Bud. 'fist') and 'armful' (meanings in other languages). Note that the Kryz. word has a specific meaning "a haystack which can be put up by one pitchfork" ( = *'armful'). 3d class in all class-distinguishing languages.
