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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *lVwV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: roe
Chechen:
Ingush: lij-g
Comments: 3d class in Chech. and Ing. (the Ing. form is a diminutive < *lVw-iḳ). Cf. also Chech. Lev. 'mountain goat'. Since there is no Bacb. form, the Inlaut is not quite clear (theoretically, *-w-, *-b-, *-d- or *-g- may be reconstructed).
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ʎ_iHmV
Meaning: roe, mountain goat, deer
Proto-Nakh: *lVwV
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʎ(:)ama (~ o)
Proto-Lezghian: *ʎ(:)ʷij (~ -ɨ-)
Proto-West Caucasian: *ʎ́a
Notes: The root is not widely represented, but the regular correspondences between PN, Cham., Tab. and Ub. justify the reconstruction of PNC *ʎ_iHmV (in Tab. we must suppose a frequent metathesis of labialisation).

    Some EC languages also have names for roe or mountain goat which are hard to separate from this root and are possibly derived from it:

    a) *ʎ_im-kV ( > *ʎ_winkV or *ʎ_inkwV) reflected in Av. ʎ:inkʷá 'mountain goat', Cham. ʎũka (Gig. ʎunka) 'roe, chamois'. Note the same notation ʎ- (as in ʎama) in Cham. (only MSU recordings of the word are known to us; the strong ʎ:- in Av. presupposes the same consonant in Andian languages). A recent loan from Andian (Cham. or Tindi, where the root is not attested) is Inkh. ʎunka 'roe'. Less clear is the origin of PGB *ʎiga 'roe' (Bezht., Gunz. ʎiga) - is it an irregular development (with voicing -k- > -g-) from *ʎ_im-kV; or is it a Nakh loan (cf. Ing. lijg 'roe' with a diminutive suffix -g)?

    b) *ʎ_im-tV ( > *ʎ_wintV) reflected in PD *xʷinta (Ak. hinta 'doe', Ur. hinta, Kub. xʷinta, Kait. šʷenta 'roe'). Borrowed from Darg. are Lak. hinta 'chamois, gazelle' and (from an Old Darg. form *finta) Av. pintá 'gazelle, antelope' (Chad. butá id.).

    The proposed derivation of *ʎ_imkV and *ʎ_imtV seems probable to us; however, we must note that suffixes *-kV and *-tV are very rare, and more checking is needed to make a final decision on this etymology.

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ʎ(:)ama (~ o)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: mountain goat
Chamalal: ʎama
Comments: The Cham. word (isolated within Andian) is recorded with ʎ- both by the MSU expedition and by Bokarev. However - since the confusion between ʎ and ʎ: in Cham. records is very frequent - there are reasons to suppose a misspelling (instead of ʎ:ama).
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ʎ(:)ʷij (~ -ɨ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: roe, chamois
Tabasaran: fuj
Comment: Isolated in Tab., but having possible external parallels.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ʎ́ǝ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: deer
Ubykh: ʎǝ
Comments: Ub. def. a-ʎǝ́. The word is attested only in Ub., but has probable EC parallels.
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