Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *ča(n)čǝš́ǝ (~c,š́:)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lizard

Abkhaz: ajnč̌ǝ́š

Abaza: arcǝš

Ubykh: ca(n)cǝ́š́

Comments: An expressive and very irregular stem (cf. also Abkh. Bz. aʕʷǝ́nč̣̌ǝš, ajǝnč̣̌ǝš); details of its morphological structure and history of transformations are not clear yet, but if the root is *ča(n)čǝ- (as suggested by the Ub. form), it probably has some parallels in EC languages.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *čVrčV / *č̣Vrč̣V

Meaning: lizard; snake, worm

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣ič̣ala

Proto-Lezghian: *čirč-

Proto-West Caucasian: *ča(n)čǝš́ǝ (~c,š́:)

Notes: An expressive reduplicated root with many irregularities; seems, however, to be genuine (although the reconstruction is very uncertain).

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *č̣ič̣ala

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: snake

Akusha: č̣ič̣ala

Comments: Cf. also Ur., Gapsh., Tsud. č̣ič̣ala id.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *čirč-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 lizard 2 worm

Lezghian: čurčul 1

Tabasaran: čurčul 1

Kryz: čič 2

Budukh: čič 2

Comment: Tab. and Lezg. have a frequent -Vl-suffix.

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