Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *gagan

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: egg

Batsbi: gagã

Comments: Isolated in Bacb., but with rather reliable external parallels.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *g[i]gwV

Meaning: egg

Proto-Nakh: *gagan

Proto-Lak: k:unuk

Proto-Dargwa: *k:ik:ari/k:idik:ari

Proto-Lezghian: *k:uk:uj

Notes: An expressive reduplicated root; the vocalism is hard to reconstruct (because of vowel assimilations). The root is reflected only with suffixes: *gigwV-jV > PL *k:uk:uj; *gigwV-rV > PD *k:ik:ari; *gigwV-nV > PN *gagan, Lak. *k:ek:u-n > (with metathesis) *k:enuk:.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: k:unuk

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: egg

Lak form: k:unuk

Comments: 3d class. Cf. Khosr. k:unuk (gen. pl. k:unuk:-irt:al ) id. Proto-Lak may be reconstructed as *k:enuk: - cf. the old Archi loanword genuk (pl. genuk:ur ) 'egg'.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *k:ik:ari/k:idik:ari

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: egg

Akusha: gidgari

Comments: Cf. also Ur. gidgari, Kharb. k:idik:ari, Gapsh. č:ik:ari etc. An expressive root, liable to irregular transformations (not clear is the syllable -di- in Inlaut); -ari is probably a former plural suffix.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *k:uk:uj

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 fried egg 2 testicle

Lezghian: k:uk:u 1

Tabasaran: gugu 2

Comment: In some dialects the Lezg. root also means 'egg' (in general). The root should be distinguished (although partial contamination is occurring) from Lezg. k:ak:a 'egg' q.v.

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