Reconstruction:Proto-Northeast Caucasian/marq̄ʷa

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

Noun

*marq̄ʷa

root

Descendants

Proto-Dargwa: *marq̄ʷa^[1]
- Dargwa:
  Akusha: мархъа (marqa, “stump”)
  
  Chiragh: мархъва (marqva, “root”)
Lak: маркъа (marq:a, “root”)
Proto-Lezghian: *marqʷ^[1]
- Aghul: мергӏ (merʻʳ, “root”)
- Udi: махъ (maq, “stake”)
>? Proto-Tsezian: *x̄emux̄ (“root”)^[1] (+ *x̄e-?)
- Bezhta: хемух (xemux)
- Hunzib: хумух (xumux)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*mɨ̆rq_wă”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

[NCED-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*mɨ̆rq_wă”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers

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