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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *tχō
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: we (excl.)
Chechen: tχo
Ingush: tχo
Batsbi: tχo
Comments: PN paradigm: nom. *tχō (length preserved in forms like dat. *tχō-nu > Chech. tχū-na), obl. *tχa- (gen. Chech. tχa-n, Bacb. tχa-jĩ etc.), erg. *ʔāχu (Chech. ōχa, Ing. oaχa, Bacb. atχŏ - probably with secondary -tχ-).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *Lǟ
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: we (1st p. pl. incl.)
Proto-Nakh: *tχō
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʔiƛ:i
Proto-Tsezian: *ilV A
Proto-Dargwa: *x:a
Proto-Lezghian: *Łä-n
Proto-Khinalug: ki-n
Notes: This is a common EC inclusive 1st person plural pronoun. It is preserved as such in Av.-Andian languages, in some archaic Darg. dialects (Chirag), Khinalug and most Lezghian languages. In PTs it has superseded the old exclusive pronoun *ži and has become the only 1st person plural. The same process must have occurred in PN (where there is no trace of *ži) - the morpheme *Lǟ > *lχō > *tχō became the only 1st person plural pronoun. Later, however, a new inclusive pronoun (*waj - originally from the 2d sing. *u_ō, "with you") was introduced in PN, and *tχō became, in its turn, exclusive.

    The paradigm of *Lǟ can be reconstructed as *Lǟ-(n) (dir. - cf. PL *Łä-n, Khin. ki-n, PN *tχō), *La- (dat. - cf. PL *Ła-, PN *tχa-), *ʔīL- (gen. - PL *-iŁ-) and *ʔēL- (erg. - PN *ʔāχu). The Av.-And. and Tsez. forms for the most part reflect the original ergative (and/or genitive) stem.

    See Trubetzkoy 1922, 239; 1930, 273 (although there is hardly any connection with PAT *ħa- 'we').

caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-khin,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ʔiƛ:i
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: we (incl.)
Avar: niƛ:
Chadakolob: niƛ
Andian language: iƛ:il
Akhvakh: iƛ:i
Chamalal: iƛ:i
Tindi: iƛ:a
Karata: iƛ:i
Botlikh: iƛ:i
Bagvalal: iʎ:i
Godoberi: iƛ:e
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-avc,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-btl,aandet-bgv,aandet-gdb,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ilV A
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: we (1st ps. pl. pronoun)
Tsezi: eli
Ginukh: eli
Khvarshi: ila
Inkhokvari: ilo
Bezhta: ile
Gunzib: ile
Comments: PTsKh *ʔilǝ, PGB *ʔile. There had certainly existed an obl. base *ʔilu- (cf. Gunz. ilu-, Bezht. ilo-, Tsez. elu-, Gin. elu-, Inkh. ilo-); probably secondary is the distinction between nom. and erg. in Inkh. (ilo - ile) and Tsez. (eli - ela), although the details are yet to be found out.
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: *x:a
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: we (incl.)
Chiragh: nu-x:a
Comments: The form is lost in literary Darg. and most Darg. dialects, where the opposition between inclusive/exclusive was neutralized.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-chr,darget-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *Łä-n
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: we (incl.)
Tabasaran: uxu
Agul: xin
Rutul:
Kryz: jin
Budukh: jin
Archi: nen
Udi: jan
Comment: PL paradigm: *Łä-n, obl. *Ła-, gen. -iŁ (cf. Tab. gen. ix, Ag. gen. iš, Arch. obl. la-, gen. -el, Kryz. obl. jä-, Bud. obl. jǝ-, Ud. obl. ja-). In Rut., Bud. and Ud. this has become the only personal pronoun of the 1st person pl. In Arch. the form nen is obviously dissimilated from *len < *Łä-n.

    See Гигинейшвили 1977, 97; Алексеев 1975, 70-71.

lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-krz,lezget-bud,lezget-arc,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,

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Khinalug etymology :

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Khinalug root: ki-n
North Caucasian etymology: 2288
Meaning: we (incl.)
Khinalug form: kin
khinet-prnum,khinet-meaning,khinet-khi,

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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *Lǟ ?
Meaning: we (incl.)
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *Lǟ
Sino-Tibetan: OC *la 'I, we'
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-stib,

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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : LV
Meaning : we
Sino-Caucasian : *Lǟ ?
Notes : Quite isolated in SC.
globet-meaning,globet-scc,globet-notes,

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