Proto-Lezghian: *merχIʷ(a)
Meaning: birch
Tabasaran: murχIu-n har
Kryz: merχ
Budukh: merχ
Comment: 3d class in Kryz. and Bud. Obl. stem *merχIʷɨ- or *merχIʷä- (to judge from Tab. murχIu-). The root should be distinguished from a very similar PL *werχIʷ id. (see *wēqwV), although they contaminated almost to the point of complete merging.
