North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *ʕülƛ̣_wɨ̆ ( ~ -ǝ̆, -ŏ)

Meaning: handle

Proto-Nakh: *ħiḳ́ ( ~ -ī-,-ḳ)

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *HVrƛ̣:V

Proto-Tsezian: *ʔɔ̃ƛ̣ B

Proto-Dargwa: *ʔarɣ

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular. See Trubetzkoy 1922, 241.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *ħiḳ́ ( ~ -ī-,-ḳ)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: axe-handle

Batsbi: ħiḳ

Comments: Attested only in Bacb., but having probable external parallels.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *HVrƛ̣:V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: handle

Avar: ʕorƛ̣:

Chadakolob: ʕoƛ̣

Comments: Av. paradigm A (ʕórƛ̣:i-l, ʕórƛ̣:a-l), but Chad. B (ʕoƛ̣ó-l, ʕaƛ̣á-l / ʕoƛ̣-bí).

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ʕɔ̃ƛ̣ B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 handle 2 axe-handle 3 hammer-handle

Tsezi: ʕoƛ̣ 2

Khvarshi: ĩƛ̣ (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ẽƛ̣ 3

Bezhta: ãƛ̣ 1 (Tlad.)

Gunzib: aƛ̣ 1

Comments: PTsKh *ʕö̃ƛ̣ (NB: Bokarev cites Inkh. eƛ̣ 'handle' - which must be the same word as the MSU recording ẽƛ̣ 'hammer-handle'); PGB *ʔãƛ̣ (the Gunz. form is not quite regular: PGB *ʔɔ̃ƛ̣ and Gunz. ɔ̃ƛ̣ would be regularly expected - one wonders if the Gunz. form is not a borrowing from Bezht., cf. Bezht. Khosh. aƛ̣ id.).

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *ʔarɣ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: handle

Akusha: ar

Comments: Cf. also Ur. arʔ, Meg. arʔ 'handle'.

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