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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *χǖɫV ( ~ χ_-)
Meaning: stalk, grass
Proto-Nakh: *χāl
Proto-Tsezian: *χ:alV ( ~ ʁ-)
Proto-Lak: χ:ulū
Proto-Lezghian: *χalaṭ
Proto-Khinalug: χala
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular. EC > Osset. xal / xalä 'grass stalk' (see Abayev 1989, 134; see ibid. some Georg. and Slavic parallels).
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-khin,caucet-comment,

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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *χāl
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: stalk (of grass)
Chechen: χal
Comments: Obl. base *χāli-, cf. Chech. χēla-; cf. also the diminutive χēlig 'blade (of grass)'. Attested only in Chech., but having probable external parallels.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-comment,

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Tsezian etymology :

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Proto-Tsezian: *χ:alV ( ~ ʁ-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 thorn, weed 2 goose-foot
Bezhta: χalo 1 (Khosh.)
Gunzib: χali 2
Comments: PGB *χalV.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: χ:ulū
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: hay
Lak form: χ:ulū
Comments: Gen. χ:ala-l.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,

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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *χalaṭ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: broad leaf
Budukh: χalaṭ
Comment: Attested only in Bud. (with a rare in Lezghian suffix *-ṭ), but having possible external parallels.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-bud,lezget-comment,

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Khinalug etymology :

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Khinalug root: χala
North Caucasian etymology: 1337
Meaning: burdock
Khinalug form: χala
khinet-prnum,khinet-meaning,khinet-khi,

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