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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *p:olq̇I
Meaning: 1 secretion in the eye 2 blind
Lezghian: bürq̇ü 2
Tabasaran: burq̇I 1
Agul: ṗaIr 1
Rutul: bɨrq̇Iɨ-d 2
Tsakhur: bɨrq̇Iɨ-na 2
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Khl. p:ürq̇ü 'blind', Tab. burq̇Iu id., Düb. bulq̇Iu 'matter in the eye' (pointing directly to PL *-l-), Ag. Fit., Burk. ṗaIr, Bursh. ṗaʡ id. In Ag. ṗ- < *p:- by assimilation; the vowel reflex -aI- is not quite clear. The adjective stems ( = nominal oblique stems) in all languages point to a PL obl. base *p:olq̇Iɨ-.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *pHulq̇ɨ̆ (~-ō-)
Meaning: dirt; secretion in the eye
Notes: The initial *p- is secondarily voiced in PL and PWC (or should we reconstruct *bHulq̇ɨ with devoicing in Lak.?).
caucet-meaning,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: puIrq̇u
Meaning: scrap metal
Lak form: puIrq̇u
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *bǝʁ(I)a
Meaning: 1 rotten 2 having a bad eye-sight
Abkhaz: a-bā́ 1
Abaza: bʕa 1
Adyghe: nā-bʁa 2
Kabardian: nā-bʁa 2
Comments: PAK *na-bʁá (*na 'eye'). The original meaning of the root was 'eye secretion, matter in the eye' which explains the divergence of meaning in PAT and PAK.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-aba,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,
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