Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/pħu

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.

Noun

*pħu

1. male dog

   Coordinate terms: *džˁalaj (“dog”), *dzɦuṭ (“female dog”)

Descendants

• Bats: პჰ⁊უ (ṗh⁊u)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen:
    • Literary: пхьу (pḥʳu)
  • Ingush: пхьу (pḥʳu)