North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ć_utV ( ~ *ć_wVtV)

Meaning: lizard

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *č:utV

Proto-Tsezian: *šutrV ( ~ š:-)

Notes: A local Av.-Tsez. isogloss. Abdokov (1983, 125) compares also Kab. šǝndǝrχʷa 'lizard', but the form is expressive and isolated within WC, thus the comparison is rather dubious.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *č:utV

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lizard

Avar: č:ut

Comments: Av. paradigm A (č:úti-l, č:úta-l). This root should be distinguished from š:uṭ, č:uṭ, present in other Av. dialects; although the forms with -t and -ṭ are actively contaminating, they are historically separate.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *šutrV ( ~ š:-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lizard

Tsezi: šetro

Ginukh: šotra

Comments: PTsKh *šu_trV ( ~ -ü-).

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