Reconstruction:Proto-Lezghian/zon

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 *zō.

Pronoun

*zo-n

1. I

Descendants

• Aghul: зун (zun)
• Archi: зон (zon)
• Budukh: зын (zın)
• Kryts: зын
• Lezgi: зун (zun)
• Rutul: зы
• Tabasaran: изу (izu), узу (uzu)
• Tsakhur: зы
• Aghwan: 𐔵𐕒𐕡 (zu)
  • Udi: зу (zu)

Further reading

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