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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *u_ħālGV (~ -ħ-)
Meaning: a bird of prey; big bird
Notes: Like most birdnames, the root had suffered some distortions of onomatopoeic nature. One should also note the initial u_-, otherwise very rare in nominal roots.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *mɦāqqVl
Meaning: kite
Chechen: maqqal
Comments: Cf. also Shar. mʕaqqil, Akk. mʕāqqal, Cheb., Ved. maqqil. The intervocalic geminate -qq- is either expressive or a result of some cluster simplification (unfortunately there is no Bacb. evidence which would clarify the case). Nakh > Osset. mäqqɨl, mäqäl / miḳil 'a bird of prey' (see Abayev 1973, 94-95 - also linking Osset. mäqqäl 'Ingush' as a zoomorphic ethnonym).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: waIrq:u
Meaning: magpie
Lak form: waIrq:u
Comments: Cf. Khosr. warq:Iu id. Cf. also, without final -u, waIrq 'cry of a magpie'.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *waIrq:-
Meaning: magpie
Akusha: waIq:laIq:i
Chiragh: warq:Ia
Comments: A root with strong onomatopoeic distortions; however, having probable external parallels.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *bǝʁIa
Meaning: 1 eagle 2 kite
Adyghe: bʁa 2
Kabardian: bʁa 1
Ubykh: bIʁIa-ǯ́á 1
Comments: PAK *bʁa; in Ub. - a compound with -ǯ́a 'black'. See Mészáros 1934, 237.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,
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