Proto-Lezghian: *q̇araq̇ʷVl
Meaning: tortoise
Tabasaran: q̇Iawarq̇Iul (Düb.)
Archi: q̇alaq̇-uIrbǝṭi
Comment: Arch. has a compound, lit. "tortoise-frog". The relationship to this root of a Tsakh. form recorded in Khaidakov 1973 (qIɨrqIɨmɨṭ 'frog') is not quite clear.