North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *fimc̣_wV

Meaning: tick, a biting insect

Proto-Nakh: *χinč̣a

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *xʷinc̣:V

Proto-Tsezian: *hũc̣ɔ / *hũcɔ

Proto-Lezghian: *χʷimc̣(a)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular (note the variation *c̣/*c in PC, typical for reflexes of PEC tense *c̣).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *χinč̣a

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 nit 2 a k. of worm ('червь-нитчатка')

Chechen: χinža 1,2

Ingush: χenža 1

Batsbi: χinč̣ 1

Comments: Cf. also Shar. χinč̣, Itumk., Khild. χinǯ 'nit'. 6th class in Chech., Ing., 5th class in Bacb. The old oblique base *χanč̣V- can be observed in Ing. plur. χanžī.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *xʷinc̣:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tick

Avar: xʷenc̣: (Andal.)

Comments: The Av. dialectal form is quoted from Mikailov 1959. It is not quite clear whether Av. Chad. ħec̣-kér 'tick' should be related here.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *hũc̣ɔ / *hũcɔ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 grasshopper 2 ant

Khvarshi: hũc̣u 1

Inkhokvari: hõc̣u 1

Bezhta: hũca 2

Gunzib: hũco 2

Comments: PTsKh *hũc̣o; PGB *hũcɔ (cf. also Gunz. (Gunz.) hũcu 'ant'; Bezht. (Tlad.) huc̣a id. goes back to a PGB variant *hũc̣ɔ).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *χʷimc̣(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tick

Lezghian: χenc̣

Tabasaran: χic̣

Agul: χic̣

Rutul: χic̣ (Кhniukh.)

Archi: χʷimc̣ / χʷinc̣

Comment: Cf. also Ag. Burk. χʷec̣, Tp. χec̣ʷ 'tick', Arch. erg. χʷimc̣i- (demonstrating weak *c̣), Rut. Ikhr. χic̣ 'bug'.

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