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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *ǯimǯV (~ ʒ́)
Meaning: a biting insect; leech
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. An expressive reduplicated root, but with quite satisfactory correspondences. Cf. a similar root in Kartvelian: *ǯinč̣wel- 'ant'.
caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *žunžu (~ *žʷinžʷV)
Meaning: 1 bug 2 insect 3 ant 4 fly
Avar: žínžra 1
Akhvakh: žožo 2
Chamalal: žuž 3
Tindi: žunžu 3
Karata: žužun 4
Bagvalal: žunžu 3
Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. žužu, Gad. ǯunǯ 'ant'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-bgv,aandet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *žužV ( ~ ž:)
Meaning: 1 ant 2 wasp
Khvarshi: žuž 1
Inkhokvari: žuža 1
Comments: PTsKh *žuž(a).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *žimžV
Meaning: 1 leech 2 spider 3 cicada
Agul: ǯimǯaχ 2 (Burk.)
Kryz: ǯinǯira 3
Archi: žinžru 1
Comment: Both Ag. and Arch. have suffixed forms (in -aχ, -ru); cf. also Ag. Fit. ǯinǯaχ 'spider'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-agu,lezget-krz,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,
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