Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ca

This Proto-Nakh entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Nakh

Etymology

Unknown.

Reconstruction notes

In Chechen, vocalism levelled by analogy with the oblique stem.

Noun

*ca

tooth

Derived terms

*cariḳ

Descendants

Vainakh:
- Chechen: це (ce, “horse's tooth”)
- Ingush: ца (ca, “tooth”)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Particle

*ca

not

Descendants

Bats: ცა (ca)
Vainakh:
- Chechen: ца (ca)
- Ingush: ца (ca)