< Reconstruction:Proto-Lezghian
Reconstruction:Proto-Lezghian/melc:
 | 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 *mĕlc̣_ĭ.
Noun
*melc:
- tongue
Descendants
- Aghul: мез
- Archi: мац
- Budukh: мез (mez)
- Kryts: мез, маьз
- Lezgi: мез (mez)
- Rutul: миз
- Tabasaran: милз (milz), мелз (melz)
- Tsakhur: миз
- Aghwan: 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐔵 (muz)
- Udi: муз (muz)
Further reading
- Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*mĕlc̣_ĭ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers