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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *meIrƛ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: deer
Lezghian: mirg
Tabasaran: merš
Agul: murx
Rutul: mix
Kryz: mirɣ
Udi: muq:I
Comment: Obl. base *meIrƛɨ- or *meIrƛe- (cf. Lezg. mirgi-, Rut. mixi-). Cf. also Ag. Bursh. murš, Fit. mirg; the Kryz. form (with a strange -ɣ reflex) may be a Lezg. loanword. In Ud. the word for 'horn' (muq:Ia) is derived from this root. 3d class in Rut. and Kryz.

    See Trubetzkoy 1922, 240; Хайдаков 1973, 13.

lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-krz,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *bHēmƛ_ɨ̆ (~ -ŭ,-i)
Meaning: deer, mountain goat
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *biƛ:V
Proto-Tsezian: *büʎ:V
Proto-Dargwa: *buk (~-k:)
Proto-Lezghian: *meIrƛ
Notes: Reconstructed for PEC. In PC *-ü- is a frequent substitute for *-ɨ- ( < *ē) in labialised surroundings. In PL there occurred a regular development: *bHēmƛ_ɨ̆ > *beImƛ > *meInƛ > *meIrƛ.
caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *biƛ:V
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: game, wild animal
Akhvakh: beƛ:e (Ratl.)
Comments: Isolated in Akhv., but having good external parallels.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-akv,aandet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *büʎ:V
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 mountain goat, game 2 deer 3 roe
Tsezi: beʎi 1,2
Ginukh: boʎi 1,3
Khvarshi: beʎa (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: biʎo 1
Bezhta: biʎo 1,2
Gunzib: bɨʎǝ 1
Comments: PTsKh *b[ü]ʎǝ; PGB *bɨʎǝ.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *buk (~-k:)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: mountain goat
Akusha: buk (Kait.)
Comments: Since the form is known only from the Kaitag dialect, it is impossible (without knowing the Kait. paradigm) to choose between PD *-k and *-k:.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-comment,

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