Proto-Lezghian: *c̣ilc̣(a)
Meaning: grasshopper
Lezghian: c̣ic̣
Tabasaran: c̣ic̣
Agul: c̣irc̣ir ali
Rutul: c̣ɨc̣
Kryz: c̣ɨlc̣äng
Comment: 4th class in Kryz. and Rut. The Ag. word is from the Bursh. dialect (there also exists a variant c̣irc̣in ali there). Cf. also Kryz. Al. c̣ɨnc̣al 'grasshopper' (in Kryz. proper the word c̣ɨlc̣äng means both 'grasshopper' and 'butterfly'). It is not clear, how to relate here Bud. c̣ig 'grasshopper'. An expressive reduplicated root with some irregular changes.
