Reconstruction:Proto-Northeast Caucasian/ḳwēmṭī

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Reconstruction:Proto-Northeast Caucasian/ḳwēmṭī

This Proto-Northeast Caucasian 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-Northeast Caucasian

Alternative forms

• *ḳwēmṭō

Noun

*ḳwēmṭī[1]

1. lip

Descendants

• Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳʷiṭi (“lip”)
  • Avar: кӏветӏ (kʼwetʼ)
  • Godoberi: кӏотӏи
• Proto-Dargwa: *ḳʷenṭ (“lip”)
  • Dargwa: кӏентӏ (ḳenṭ)
• Proto-Lezghian: *ḳʷenṭ (“lip”)
  • Aghul: кӏентӏв (kʼentʼv)
  • Archi: кӏветӏ (kʷʼetʼ)
  • Tabasaran: кӏвантӏ (ḳ°anṭ)
• (perhaps) Khinalug: кӏыты́р (ḳɨtɨ́r, “nose”)
• (perhaps) → Old Armenian: քիթ (kʿitʿ, “nose”)

References

1. Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*ḳwēmṭī”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers, page 733