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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *mālχ
Meaning: sun
Chechen: malχ
Ingush: malχ
Batsbi: matχ
Comments: Obl. base *mālχe-, cf. Chech. mälχa-, Ing. malχo. 5th/6th class in all languages. Cf. also Akk. marχ id.
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *mīʎwĂ ( ~ -ē-, -ɨ̄-)
Meaning: sun; day
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *miʎi Notes: See Trubetzkoy 1922, 239, 242;1930, 275 (who also compares Darg. berħi 'sun' which is reflecting a different NC root, see PNC *wirǝ̄q̇_Ă), Abdokov 1983, 96. The metathesizes form is probably reflected in HU: Hurr. šimī-gǝ 'sun' (with a diminutive suffix), see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 23. The inner analysis of the WC form (prefix *ma- + *ʎʷV 'white, light') which had been accepted by many authors (see Чарая 1912, 46; Яковлев 1948, 273, 292; 1941, 260; Rogava 1956, 26; Kuipers 1960, 111; Shagirov 1, 262) must be regarded as a folk etymology, because of the obvious relationship between the EC and WC forms.
Interesting is the comparison of the WC forms with Old Georgian sa-mχari 'south' (Чикобава 1953, 71); on the other hand, Mészaros' comparison of WC forms with PEC *Hwīq̇_ī 'day' (1934, 242) is absolutely untenable.
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *miʎi
Meaning: 1 sun 2 day
Andian language: miʎi 1
Akhvakh: miʎi 1
Chamalal: miʎ 1,2
Tindi: miʎi 1
Karata: miʎe 1
Botlikh: mĩhi 1
Bagvalal: miʎ 1
Godoberi: miʎi 1
Comments: Cf. also Bagv. Kvan. mih, Tlond. milh 'sun', Cham. Gig. miʎi 'sun, day', and the derived words meaning 'southern (sunny) slope of a hill': And. miʎijol, Akhv. miʎadi, Tind. miʎa.
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *maʎwV
Meaning: day
Abkhaz: á-mš
Abaza: mšǝ
Adyghe: māfa
Kabardian: māxʷa
Ubykh: mǝsʷá
Comments: PAT *mǝšǝ; PAK *maxʷá; Ub. def. á-msʷa. See Shagirov 1, 261-262 (with literature).
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