Proto-Lezghian: *neʎ:ʷ-
Meaning: placenta
Lezghian: gen
Rutul: nixrä
Comment: For labialisation cf. Lezg. Akht. gʷen. Since evidence is rather scanty, the root is difficult to reconstruct. The original form must have been something like *neƛʷ; the Rutul form probably reflects an original plural (cf. Lezg. gener), while in Lezg. there occurred a metathesis.
