North Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-North Caucasian: *c_́eƛ̣V/ *ƛ̣_ećV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: fish; lizard

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ƛ̣Vnč:V / *ƛ̣:Vnč:V

Proto-Tsezian: *ƛɔče ( ~ -u-)

Proto-Lezghian: *č̣eƛ̣ / *č̣eƛ̣:

Proto-Khinalug: c̣inḳaz

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. An expressive root with many irregular changes (metatheses, as-/dissimilations etc.). The reconstruction is complicated by contaminations with another root, PEC *ḳVm(V)ć_V 'lizard' (which explains the nasal resonant in PA and Khin.).