Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/ciciḳ

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

From *cic (“cat”) +‎ *-iḳ (diminutive suffix), from onomatopoeic origin.

Compare etymology Hungarian cica (“kitten”), where the diminutive suffix is also used.

Noun

*ciciḳ (stem *ciciḳ-)

  1. (originally) diminutive of *cic (“cat”); kitten
  2. cat

Descendants

  • Vainakh:
    • Chechen: цициг class dd (cicig)
    • Ingush: циск class dd (cisk)

References

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