Chechen

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nakh *gōg-rV- (round), from *gōga (circle). Cognate with Ingush герга (gerga), Bats გოგრი (gogrin) and further with Avar гургинаб (gurginab).[1]

Adjective

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горга (gorga)

  1. round

References

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  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*gīrgwV”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers