Reconstruction:Proto-Northeast Caucasian/ḳwēmṭī

This Proto-Northeast Caucasian 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-Northeast Caucasian edit

Alternative forms edit

*ḳwēmṭō

Noun edit

*ḳwēmṭī^[1]

lip

Descendants edit

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳʷiṭi (“lip”)
- Avar: кӏветӏ (kʼwetʼ)
- Godoberi: кӏотӏи
Proto-Dargwa: *ḳʷenṭ (“lip”)
- Dargwa: кӏентӏ (ḳenṭ)
Proto-Lezghian: *ḳʷenṭ (“lip”)
- Aghul: кӏентӏв (kʼentʼv)
- Archi: кӏветӏ (kʷʼetʼ)
- Tabasaran: кӏвантӏ (ḳ°anṭ)
(perhaps) Khinalug: кӏыты́р (ḳɨtɨ́r, “nose”)
(perhaps) → Old Armenian: քիթ (kʻitʻ, “nose”)

References edit

^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*ḳwēmṭī”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers, page 733

[1] Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*ḳwēmṭī”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers, page 733

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