Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ḳʷVṭḳʷVṭV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: woodpecker

Avar: ḳʷaṭḳʷaṭ

Comments: The Avar word is cited from the Russian-Avar dictionary. Cf. also Unt. (Mikailov 1959) ʁʷeṭḳuṭ 'woodpecker'.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳwVṭkwVṭV / *q̇wVṭq̇wVṭV

Meaning: a k. of bird (probably woodpecker)

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳʷVṭḳʷVṭV

Proto-Tsezian: *q̇ʷoq̇ʷoṭV

Proto-Dargwa: *q̇uṭq̇uṭi

Proto-Lezghian: *ḳʷVṭḳʷVṭ /*ṭVq̇ṭVq̇

Proto-Khinalug: ḳaḳɨd

Notes: An expressive reduplicated stem, reconstructed for the PEC level. Its reflexes mean for the most part 'woodpecker', but occasionally denote other birds similar in shape and size (hoopoe, partridge).

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *q̇ʷaq̇ʷaṭV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: woodpecker

Tsezi: q̇Iʷaq̇Iʷadiru

Ginukh: q̇ʷaq̇adiru

Inkhokvari: q̇oq̇oṭu

Bezhta: q̇öq̇öṭö

Gunzib: q̇oq̇odu

Comments: PTsKh *q̇Iʷaq̇IʷaṭV, PGB *q̇oq̇oṭu.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *q̇uṭq̇uṭi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: woodpecker

Akusha: q̇uṭq̇uṭi

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ḳʷVṭḳʷVṭ /*ṭVq̇ṭVq̇

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 hoopoe 2 woodpecker

Lezghian: kutkuṭ 1

Tsakhur: ṭaq̇ṭaq̇aj 2 (Khaidakov)

Udi: tuktukal 2 (Khaidakov)

Comment: An expressive reduplicated stem with somewhat irregular correspondences (see also under PL *ƛ̣:ʷerƛ̣:ʷel-).

Khinalug etymology :

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