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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *Pǝ̃zʷa ( ~ *mǝzʷa)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: mulberry tree
Abkhaz: a-mž̌á
Comments: PAT *mǝzʷa (cf. also Bzyb. a-mź̌á).
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ʕwmǟrc̣_ŏ
Meaning: a k. of foliage tree or shrub
Proto-Nakh: *datta ( ~ -ā-)
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *himc̣:u
Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔ̃cǝ B
Proto-Lezghian: *wänc:ʷ
Proto-West Caucasian: *Pǝ̃zʷa ( ~ *mǝzʷa)
Notes: PN *datta < *ramc̣:a (a regular reflex of the structure *HMVRCV̆). The precise meaning of the root in PNC is hard to determine, but it must have been a foliage tree or shrub bearing berries.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *datta ( ~ -ā-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: rowan tree
Chechen: datta
Batsbi: tatt
Comments: The Chech. word is quoted from the Russ.-Chech. dictionary, thus class, obl. stem and vowel length are unknown. Bacb. tatt is probably a result of assimilation ( < *datt).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *himc̣:u
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: willow
Avar: ric̣:
Chadakolob: nuc̣í-l ʁʷeṭ
Andian language: hinc̣:u
Akhvakh: muc̣:o-ƛ:i ruša
Chamalal: hĩṣu-ƛ: woha
Tindi: mic:u-ƛa roha
Comments: Av. paradigm A (ríc̣:i-l), but Chad. B~C (nuc̣í-l). Cf. also Cham. Gig. hinc̣:ur id. Already for PAA a form like *hrimc̣:V should be reconstructed (to account for Av. ric̣:).
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-avc,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔ̃cǝ B
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: willow
Tsezi: ici (Radzhibov)
Khvarshi: ĩca (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: ẽco
Bezhta: ãco (Tlad.)
Gunzib: ɔ̃̃cǝ (Nakh.)
Comments: PTsKh *ʔẽcǝ; PGB *ʔɔ̃cǝ (cf. also Bezht. Khosh. aco.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *wänc:ʷ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 bird-cherry 2 raspberry 3 rowan
Lezghian: marc:-ar 1
Agul: merzʷ 2
Rutul: mez (Khniukh.) 3
Archi: bac 3
Comment: 3d class in Rut. and Arch. In Lezg., Ag. and Rut. there occurred a metathesis of nasalisation (medial -n-, having lost nasalisation, changed to -r- which was regularly lost in Rut.).
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,

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