Reconstruction:Proto-Lezghian/q̇:a

This Proto-Lezghian 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-Lezghian

Etymology

From Proto-Northeast Caucasian *ɢ̄ə.

Numeral

*q̇:a

1. twenty

Descendants

• Aghul: къад (qqad)
• Archi: къа (qʼa)
• Budukh: хъар (qar)
• Kryts: къар
• Lezgi: къад (q̄ad)
• Rutul: къад
• Tabasaran: гъав (ġav), къав (q̄av) or хъаб (qab)
• Tsakhur: къад
• Aghwan: 𐕍𐕈 (q̇å)
  • Udi: къа (q̇a)

Further reading

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