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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳǝ̄mḳV
Meaning: small stone, fruit stone; smallpox
Proto-Nakh: *ḳāḳi ( ~ *ḳēḳa)
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳinḳV
Proto-Tsezian: *ḳɔ̃ḳV
Proto-Lezghian: *ḳamḳ(a)
Notes: One of several expressive roots with the structure *KV(R)KV, denoting small things (see *ḳV̆rḳV̆-nV, *ḳä̆lḳV etc.).
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *ḳāḳi ( ~ *ḳēḳa)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: coals, live coals
Chechen: ḳēga
Comments: Attested only in Chech., but having probable external parallels.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *ḳinḳV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 nut 2 grape
Andian language: č̣ič̣il 2
Chamalal: č̣inḳʷ 1
Godoberi: ḳiḳi 2
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-and,aandet-chm,aandet-gdb,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *ḳɔ̃ḳV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: fruit stone
Bezhta: ḳäḳä (Khosh.)
Gunzib: ḳɔ̃ḳi
Comments: PGB *ḳɔ̃ḳV. The root should be distinguished from PGB *ḳaḳa 'drop' (although they regularly merged in Bezht., they are clearly distinguished in Gunz.).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *ḳamḳ(a)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: measles
Tabasaran: ḳamḳ-ar
Agul: gimik: (Shaumyan)
Comment: The Ag. form is irregularly transformed (note that Shaumyan often records glottalised stops as tense, thus the real form is probably gimiḳ < *ḳamiḳ, with insertion of epenthetic -i-).
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-comment,

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