Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *kʷɨlṭ-/*ḳʷɨlt-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 temple 2 cheek 3 head 4 skull

Rutul: q̇ɨlta-n 1 (Khn.)

Tsakhur: ḳutel 1

Kryz: ḳʷaṭin 2

Budukh: ḳuṭun 2

Archi: karṭi 3

Udi: ? k:ant:az 4

Comment: Cf. also Tsakh. (Tsakh.) ḳurṭel 'temple'. In Rut. q̇- is due to contamination with q̇ul 'head'; the Udi form is somewhat obscure phonetically (maybe we should rather list here Ud. ḳodo-χ 'forehead' ?). All languages show suffixed forms (with *-n in Rut., Kryz. and Bud., *-l in Tsakh. and *-j in Arch.). 3d class in Kryz. and Bud., but 4th class in Rut., Tsakh. and Arch.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *kɨ̄lṭwV

Meaning: some flat part of body

Proto-Nakh: *kōrta

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳortV (~ -a-)

Proto-Tsezian: *kɨṭʷa / *kʷɨṭa

Proto-Lak: č̣anṭi

Proto-Lezghian: *kʷɨlṭ-/*ḳʷɨlt-

Proto-Khinalug: ṭuḳun

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The semantic shifts between "temple of head" ( > "head"), "cheek" and "buttock" are rather usual, but it is not quite clear which part of body was originally denoted by the root. The Khin. form could be borrowed from Shakh-Dagh languages (cf. Bud. ḳuṭun), but this is not very probable because of metathesis in Khin.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *kōrta

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: head

Chechen: korta

Ingush: korta

Batsbi: kortŏ

Comments: Obl. base *kōrti- (Chech. körta-, Ing. kerto). 6th class in all languages.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ḳortV (~ -a-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 temple (of head) 2 hair in horse's mane

Chadakolob: kart 2

Chamalal: ḳart 1

Tindi: ḳ́atu 1

Botlikh: ḳarti 1

Comments: Cf. also Botl. ḳarta-χ:u 'dishevelled (hair)'. In Av. there occurred an assimilation (kart < *ḳart). Av. paradigm C (kartí-l, kárta-l); in plural the word also means 'mane'.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *kɨṭʷa / *kʷɨṭa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: buttock

Ginukh: keṭa

Bezhta: koṭa (Khosh)

Gunzib: koṭɔ (Nakh.)

Comments: PGB *koṭa (Gunz. -ɔ is secondary or badly recorded instead of -a; note also the Gunz. dialectal form kõṭa, suggesting a possibility of nasalisation in PTs).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: č̣anṭi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: temple; forelock

Lak form: č̣anṭi

Khinalug etymology :

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