Comment: Obl. base *ʎ:ilV-, cf. Rut. xilɨ-, Ag. xilu-, Lezg. (with vowel levelling) gele-. Cf. also (for the reflexes of *ʎ:-) Tab. Khür. š:il, Ag. Bursh. š:il, Tsirkh. x:il. 3d class in Rut. and Kryz. The Tsakh. form probably reflects the original meaning "foot".