North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=arć̣wV

Meaning: to go to ruin

Proto-Nakh: *(p)sāl

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *č̣ʷV-

Proto-Lak: č̣ʷa

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔarč̣ʷa

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Most languages reflect a form with initial vowel reduction (from the Ablaut variant *=irć̣wV), and the derivates *ć̣wā-lV/ *ć̣wā-ldV.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *(p)sāl

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: pile, heap

Chechen: sal

Comments: Obl. base sāla-. Attested only in Chech., but having probable external parallels.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *č̣ʷV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to go to ruin 2 to scatter about

Avar: č̣ú-nt- 1

Chamalal: č̣e-d- 2

Tindi: č̣ē- 2

Comments: The Av. form has an expressive suffix. With another suffix cf. Cham. Gig. č̣i-b- 'to throw out, scatter about'. The root is more widely spread within the derivate *č̣ʷa(r)-dV: cf. Av. č̣ʷad, č̣ʷadan, Chad. č̣urdan, And. č̣adil (Khaidakov), Akhv. č̣ʷãda, Kar. č̣ʷade, Anch. č̣ʷare, Tok. č̣odi 'ruins'. The Av. forms were borrowed in Tsez. languages: Tsez., Gin. č̣ʷad, Gunz. č̣odan, Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. č̣ödän.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: č̣ʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hut, shanty

Lak form: č̣ʷa

Comments: Gen. č̣ʷat:i-ral. Cf. Khosr. č̣ʷa, č̣ʷat:i-ral id. Cf. also (with another variant of meaning) č̣ʷa dan 'to scatter about, throw about'.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔarč̣ʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to go to ruin 2 to be overcooked 3be frayed,torn

Lezghian: üc̣ʷe- 1

Agul: arč̣ʷ- 1

Rutul: s-u=č̣e- 2

Budukh: a=č̣- 3

Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Akht. (inf.) č̣i-n 'to go to ruin', and a derivate in Ag. Bursh.: arč̣ir 'ruin(s)'.

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