Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/mełaᶰ

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. Analyzed as *mēł- +‎ *-aᶰ.

Verb

*mełaᶰ impf (perfective *malˢaᶰ)

1. to drink

Descendants

• Bats: მელʻაჼ (melˢã)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: мийла (miı̇la)
  • Ingush: мела (mela)