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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *mĕ[l]G_wɨ̆
Meaning: alder-tree
Notes: Not quite clear is the loss of liquid in PL; otherwise all correspondences are regular. The meaning "oak" in PTs was probably influenced by another EC root, *mħŏq_wĕ "oak-tree, acorn" q.v.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *murq̇a
Meaning: alder-tree
Batsbi: murq̇a
Comments: Attested only in Bacb., but having probable external parallels.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *nɔqʷV / *mɔqʷV
Meaning: 1 oak-tree, acorn 2 alder-tree
Tsezi: noqi 2 (Isakov)
Ginukh: noqe 2 (Isakov)
Khvarshi: muqu-rḳa 1
Inkhokvari: muqu-rḳa 1
Bezhta: naqo (Khosh.) 2
Gunzib: nɔqe 2 (Isakov)
Comments: PTsKh *noqu / *moqu-; PGB *nɔqʷe.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *meq:ʷ
Meaning: alder-tree
Lezghian: maq:u-n t:ar
Tabasaran: muq:u-n har
Comment: Obl. base *meq:ʷɨ- can be reconstructed on basis of Lezg. maq:u-, Tab. muq:u- (t:ar, har "tree").
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *Pǝ̃ʁa (~*mǝʁa, -G-)
Meaning: alder-tree; hornbeam
Ubykh: mǝʁa-
Comments: Ub. mǝʁa-c̣ʷa 'alder-tree', mǝʁā-sǝ́ 'hornbeam'. The root is attested only in Ub., but has probable EC parallels.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-ubk,abadet-comment,
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