Reconstruction:Proto-Northeast Caucasian/marq̄ʷa

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Reconstruction:Proto-Northeast Caucasian/marq̄ʷa

This Proto-Northeast Caucasian 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-Northeast Caucasian

Noun

*marq̄ʷa

1. root

Descendants

• Dargwa: *marq̄ʷa[1]
  • Dargwa:

    Akusha: мархъа (marqa, “stump”)

    Chiragh: мархъва (marqva, “root”)

• Lak: маркъа (marq̄a, “root”)
• Lezghian: *marqʷ[1]
  • Aghul: мархІ° (marqIʷ, “root”)
  • Udi: махъ (maq, “stake”)
• >? Tsezian: *x̄emux̄ (“root”)[1] (+ *x̄e-?)
  • Bezhta: хемух (xemux)
  • Hunzib: хумух (xumux)

References

1. Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*mɨ̆rq_wă”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers