Proto-Lezghian: *q:aq:
Meaning: 1 back 2 burden, load
Tabasaran: ʁaʁ 2
Agul: ʕaʕ 2 (Bursh.)
Archi: qoq 1
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. q:aq:a 'burden', Arch. qaqa-n id. Arch. qoq reflects PL *q:oq: (probably an original oblique base *q:oq:V- with Ablaut). Cf. also the derivate adjective in Tab. and Ag.: Tab. ʁaʁi, Ag. Bursh. ʁeʁe-r, Burk. q:eq:e-f, Tp. q:iq:e-f, Fit. q:iq:i-t 'heavy'. The original meaning was 'back' > 'what is born on back, burden'.
