Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/bHorc̣

This Proto-Nakh 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-Nakh

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognates include Proto-Tsezian *bɔc̣ǝ, Proto-Avaro-Andian *bɔc̣ɔ and isolate Lak барцӏ (barcʼ).

Noun

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*bHorc̣

  1. wolf

Descendants

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  • Bats: ბჵორწ class bd (b'orc̣)
  • Vainakh:

References

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  • Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers:*bɦorc̣
  • Schrijver, Peter (2021) “A history of the vowel systems of the Nakh languages (East Caucasian), with special reference to umlaut in Chechen and Ingush”, in Languages of the Caucasus[2], volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 136:*borcʾ