Proto-Lezghian: *qamc̣(a) / *q̇amc̣(a)
Meaning: 1 grasshopper 2 gadfly
Tabasaran: uḳan q̇Ianc: 1
Agul: q̇ac̣rak 2 (Bursh.)
Archi: apal-χac̣i 1
Comment: The word is contaminating with the PL root for 'tongs' q.v. (Tab. uḳan q̇Ianc: means literally 'grass tongs'). Although this is obviously a folk-etymology, it creates problems for the precise reconstruction of the PL form.