Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/č̣iw

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

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Reconstruction notes

This form is reconstructed as the opposite of *buj (“fist”). However, in the Bats disyllabic stem (see *aarc̣iw (“eagle”)), no change occurred; the reasons for this are still unknown.

Noun

*č̣iw (stem *č̣iw-)

  1. sharp thing

Descendants

  • Bats: ჭუჲ class bd (č̣uy, “knitting needle”)
  • Vainakh:
    • Chechen: чӏӯ class bd (čʼuu, “rod, shaft; bobbin”)
    • Ingush: чӏий class bd (čʼii, “bobbin, spool; ramrod, cleaning rod; pike, lance”)
Unsorted borrowings
  • Andian:
    • → Chamalal: чӏи́ва class 4 (čʼı̇́va, “sabre”)

References

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