Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/cariḳ

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

From *car- (tooth) +‎ *-iḳ (diminutive suffix).

Noun

*cariḳ (stem *cariḳ-)

  1. (originally) diminutive of *ca (tooth)
  2. tooth

Descendants

  • Bats: ცარკ class jj (carḳ)
  • Vainakh:

References