Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *q̇ʷVč̣́V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to rumple, crumple, rub

Abkhaz: a-q̇ʷč̣́-rá

Abaza: q̇ʷč̣́-ra

Ubykh: q̇ʷač̣́á-

Comments: PAT *q̇ʷǝč̣́ǝ-; Ub. a-s-q̇ʷač̣́á-n.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *č̣Vq̇V / *q̇Vč̣V

Meaning: to press

Proto-Nakh: *č̣āʁ-

Proto-Lak: č̣u=ja-

Proto-Dargwa: *ʁIuč̣

Proto-Lezghian: *č̣oq̇Ia

Proto-West Caucasian: *q̇ʷVč̣́V

Notes: An expressive verbal root with metatheses and irregular developments (one of several rather rare verbal roots with the structure CVCV).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *č̣āʁ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to close, shut

Chechen: č̣āʁ-

Lak etymology :

Lak root: č̣u=ja-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to squeeze, contract

Lak form: č̣u=ja-n

Comments: G. pr. č̣u=(u)-nu. Cf. Khosr. č̣uja-n id., as well as the metathesized variant: q̇uI=či-n (q̇uI=ču-nu), Khosr. q̇Iu=či-n 'to press, squeeze'.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *ʁIuč̣ / =ušq̇I-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to rumple, crumple 2 to press, squeeze

Akusha: =ušq̇Ia-qes 1

Chiragh: ʁIuč̣ b=arq̇ī 2

Comments: Cf. also Ak. =ušq̇- 'to be rumpled', and the nominal part of q̇aIbš-burces 'to wrinkle, contract', q̇aIbš-ilzes 'to be wrinkled'. An expressive stem with irregular changes.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *č̣oq̇Ia(n)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to press, squeeze, rumple

Lezghian: čüq̇ʷe- 1

Tabasaran: č̣u=q̇I- 1

Agul: č̣uq̇I- 1

Kryz: č̣iqä jeriǯ

Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. č̣i=q̇-, Ag. Bursh. č̣alʕan- ( < *č̣alq̇Ian-) id. Bud. woč̣o=χn- 'to press' is a contamination of this expressive root with PL *č̣iχ:an- q.v.

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