Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *č̣amV ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 mint 2 burdock

Akhvakh: č̣ame 1

Chamalal: č̣amara 2 (Gig.)

Comments: The meaning 'mint' in Northern Akhv. (given by Magomedbekova) is probably incorrect; all other Akhv. dialects have for 'mint' reflexes of PA *ʔimHV or *HirmV (q.v.), and the MSU recording for 'mint' in Northern Akhv. is ʕẽmu. The informants probably had some other plant in mind.

    Cf. also Cham. (U.-Gakv.) č̣awar 'burdock' (with a not quite clear -w-).

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *č̣ä̆mħV

Meaning: a k. of plant

Proto-Nakh: *č̣im

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *č̣amV ( ~ -o-)

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣imu-ṭa

Proto-Lezghian: *č̣äIm: ( ~ -p:)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The root must have denoted some wild plant with broad leaves and strong odour.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *č̣im

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 a plant with an edible root (купырь лесной)

Chechen: č̣im

Ingush: č̣im

Batsbi: č̣im

Comments: Obl. base *č̣ima- (Chech. č̣ima-, Ing. č̣imo). The word is glossed: in Chech. "купырь лесной (со съедобным корнем)"; in Ing. "свинушка (зонтичное растение)"; in Bacb. by Desheriyev "свинуха (растение)", by Kadagidze "купырь". 5th class in Chech., Ing., 6th class in Bacb.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *č̣imu-ṭa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a k. of plant ("пастушья сумка")

Tsezi: č̣emuṭa

Comments: Attested only in Tsez., but having probable external parallels.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *č̣äIm: ( ~ -p:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: sweetbrier

Agul: č̣iIb

Comment: Cf. also Ag. Burk. č̣iIw, Fit. č̣aIw id. The root is attested only in Agul (thus it is not possible to distinguish between reflexes of PL *m: or *p:), but has probable external parallels.

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