North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=ǟχV

Meaning: to break, destroy

Proto-Nakh: *=ōχ- / *=ēχ-

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=aχ:- ( ~ -o-)

Proto-Tsezian: *=aχ:- ( ~ -ʁ-)

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔäχa

Proto-Khinalug: t:-aχ-

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. One of the expressive verbs of "beating" (its reflexes are sometimes hard to separate from the reflexes of PNC *HīrχA q.v., but the two roots certainly are to be distinguished).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *=ōχ- / *=ēχ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to be destroyed, damaged

Chechen: =ōχ-

Ingush: =oχ-

Batsbi: =oχ-

Comments: The durative stem *=ēχ- (with regular Ablaut) is preserved only in Bacb. =eχ-.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *=aχ:- ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to destroy, damage, be destroyed 2 to dismantle

Avar: =iχ:- 1

Akhvakh: =aχ:- 1

Tindi: =aχ:- 2

Karata: =aχ:- 1

Comments: Most languages reflect stem I; stem II *χ:V- is probably present in Cham. χ:i-d- 'to cut in small pieces; to clip, shear'.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *=aχ:- ( ~ -ʁ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to break, burst

Bezhta: =äχ- (Khosh.)

Gunzib: =aχ-

Comments: PGB *=aχ- (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. =äχ-).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔäχa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to chop, cut

Lezghian: χa-

Rutul: s-ä=χa-

Tsakhur: ǵa=aχa-

Comment: Cf. Lezg. pret. χa-na, Tsakh. q-a=χa- 'to chop, split', qɨta=χa- 'to tear off, break off', ǵ-o=χa- 'to mow'. The verb belongs to the strong class in PL. In Rut. and Tsakh. the stem is used only with preverbs (the notation ǵa=χ:-, qɨta=χ:- in the MSU edition is faulty: cf. ibid. qa-χ-).

    A derivate from this root is PL *(ʔä)χV-r(a) 'wound', reflected in Lezg. χer, Kryz. χɨr.

Khinalug etymology :

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