< Reconstruction:Proto-Lezghian
Reconstruction:Proto-Lezghian/jirḳʷ
 | This Proto-Lezghian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Lezghian
Etymology
From Proto-Northeast Caucasian *jĕrḳwĭ.
Noun
*jirḳʷ
- heart
Descendants
- Aghul: йуркӏ
- Archi: икIв
- Budukh: йикӏ (jiḳ)
- Kryts: йикӏ
- Lezgi: рикӏ (riḳ)
- Rutul: йикӏ
- Tabasaran: йукӏ (juḳ)
- Tsakhur: йикӏ
- Aghwan: 𐕆𐕞𐕡𐕄 (hüwḳ)
- Udi: укӏ (uḳ), убкӏ (ubḳ)
Further reading
- Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994) , “*jĕrḳwĭ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers