Proto-West-Caucasian: *ć̣ǝʒʷǝ
Meaning: 1 nit 2 flea 3 beetle, bug
Abkhaz: a-c̣ǝ́ʒ 1
Abaza: c̣ǝʒ 2
Adyghe: c̣ǝžǝ 3
Kabardian: c̣ǝv 3
Comments: PAT *ć̣ǝʒ́ǝ (cf. also Bzyb. a-ć̣ǝ́ʒ́ 'nit'); PAK c̣ǝzʷǝ́ (cf. also Ad. Tem. c̣ǝžǝ 'a k. of fly'). Kab. > Abaz. c̣ǝžʷ 'maggot of a gadfly'. In PAT we should expect *-ʒʷ-; there probably occurred an assimilation *ć̣ǝʒʷǝ > *ć̣ǝʒ́ǝ.
