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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *meƛ̣ä-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: cold
Lezghian: meq̇i
Tabasaran: merč̣-uli (Düb.)
Agul: miḳ-ler(Bursh.)
Rutul: mɨq̇dɨ
Tsakhur: mɨḳana
Udi: mi
Comment: Also present as a noun *meƛ̣(a) 'cold, cold wind': cf. Lezg. meq̇, Ud. mi 'cold', Tab. miḳ, Ag. meḳ 'wind'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *mħēlƛ̣e
Meaning: cold
Proto-Nakh: *m(ɦ)il-(~*-ī-,-Ł-)
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *mVrƛ̣V
Proto-Dargwa: *buḳumV
Proto-Lezghian: *meƛ̣ä-
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Since PD *b- in this case can not correspond to m- in other languages, we have to assume a metathesis *buḳumV < *muḳu-bV (probably with a former plural suffix). For the meaning "wind" in Darg. cf. 'cold wind, wind' in some Lezg. languages.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *m(ɦ)il-(~*-ī-,-Ł-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 from cold, with cold (adv.) 2 to get cold
Chechen: mil-la 1
Batsbi: mil-dar 2
Comments: Vowel length and the precise quality of the lateral are hard to establish (the Bacb. stem is known only in Kadagidze's notation).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *mVrƛ̣V
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: hoar-frost
Avar: marṭ
Comments: Av. paradigm A (gen. márṭi-l).
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-comment,

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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *buḳumV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: wind
Chiragh: buḳume
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-chr,

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