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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *qIʷaqIʷ(a)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 nose 2 cheek
Lezghian: qʷeq 2
Tabasaran: qIuqI 1
Agul: qIuqI 1
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. qIaqI, Ag. Fit. qIʷaqIʷ. Obl. base unknown (Lezg. qüq:ʷe- may point to *-a or -ä).

    It is interesting to note that the compound *qIʷaqIʷ + *s:ɨw ('nose'+'mouth') served in Ag. as the word for 'face' (Ag. qIusi, Fit. qIusu, Burk. qessu with phonetic simplifications).

lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *qHwanq_wV (~-ǝ-,-ŏ-)
Meaning: nose, muzzle
Proto-Lak: qanqa
Proto-Dargwa: *q:Iʷanq:I
Proto-Lezghian: *qIʷaqIʷ(a)
Notes: An expressive reduplicated root, spread only in the Eastern area.
caucet-meaning,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: qanqa
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: dried snivel in nose
Lak form: qanqa (Khosr.)
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,

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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *q:Iʷanq:I
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: nose
Akusha: q:aInq:
Chiragh: q:Iuq:I
Comments: Cf. also Ur. q:Iʷanq:I, Tsud. q:IʷanqI, Kub. q:IʷaqI etc.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,

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