Proto-North Caucasian: *c̣_wǝχɨ̄ ( ~ -ō)
Meaning: concealment; theft
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. In PD one would rather expect *c:-; preservation of glottalized *c̣ is due to early delabialisation. A reconstruction *c̣_wǝfɨ̄ is not excluded: in this case we can follow Abdokov (1983, 185) and compare PAT *c̣ʷaxǝ- 'to conceal, hide' (Abkh. á-ć̣̌aχ-ra, Abaz. č̣ʷaχ-ra).
