Reconstruction:Proto-Tsezian/c’ʰǝ

This Proto-Tsezian 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-Tsezian

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Avaro-Andian *c’aʔi (“fire”) and Proto-Nakh *c̣e (“fire”).

Noun

*c’ʰǝ class 4

1. fire

Descendants

• East Tsezian:
  • Bezhta:
    • Bezhta Bezhta: цӏо (cʼo)
    • Khoshar-Khota Bezhta: цӏо (cʼo)
    • Tlyadal Bezhta: цӏо (cʼo)
  • Hunzib: цӏə (c’ə)
• West Tsezian:
  • Hinukh: чӏе (c’e)
  • Khvarshi-Tsez:
    • Khvarshi:
      • Inkhokwari Khvarshi: цӏо (c’o)
      • Khvarshi Khvarshi: цӏа (c’a)
    • Tsez:
      • Kidero Tsez: цӏи (c’i)
      • Sagada Tsez: цӏи (c’i)