Proto-Nakh: *dēcV ( ~ -ā-)
Meaning: paternal aunt
Chechen: dēca
Comments: Within Chech. dēca is opposed to nēca 'maternal aunt' (cf. da 'father' and nana 'mother'). Both terms, however, have different EC etymologies, and the analogy with 'father' and 'mother' (which influenced there meaning) must be secondary.
