Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ca

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

Etymology

Unknown.

Reconstruction notes

In Chechen, vocalism levelled by analogy with the oblique stem.

Noun

*ca

1. tooth

Derived terms

• *cariḳ

Descendants

• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: це (ce, “horse's tooth”)
  • Ingush: ца (ca, “tooth”)

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Particle

*ca

1. not

Descendants

• Bats: ცა (ca)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: ца (ca)
  • Ingush: ца (ca)