Protoform: *ƛ̣alV
Meaning: 1 rock, rocky plateau 2 layer 3 lid 4 (paper) leaf
Avar: ṭálu 1, ṭalá 2
Chadakolob: ṭalá 3
Andian language: lala 3
Akhvakh: ƛ̣ala 3
Tindi: ala 3,4
Karata: ƛ̣ala 4
Comments: Av. ṭalú has paradigm C (ṭalú-l, ṭála-bi); ṭalá - paradigm B (ṭalá-dul, ṭul-bí; Chad. ṭoló-l / ṭilí-l, ṭalá-l / ṭulá-l). Av. ṭalá has several meanings: "layer; bee-hive; chimney; floor, tier" (cf. also Kuyad. ala 'chimney' pointing to *ƛ̣ in Proto-Avar). The whole variety of meanings in Avar and Andian languages must be explained by the original semantics "flat stone, stone layer".
