Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/buj

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.
This Proto-Nakh entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Nakh

Etymology

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Reconstruction notes

This form is reconstructed as the opposite of *č̣iw (“sharp thing”).

Noun

*buj (stem *buj-)

  1. fist

Descendants

  • Bats: ბუჲ class bj (buy)
  • Vainakh:
    • Chechen: буй class bd (buj)
    • Ingush: бий class bd (bii)
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