North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *lVjs_V ( ~ ɫ-,-cw-)

Meaning: narrow; dense

Proto-Nakh: *lujsṭi-n

Proto-Lak: lis:u-

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔis:al(:)-

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Except for metathesis in PL (usual in adjectival roots), correspondences are regular. Note the preservation of *-j- (which caused the development -s- (or -c-) > -sṭ-) in the PN form.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *lujsṭi-n

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: dense, close, thick

Chechen: lüsta

Ingush: lista

Batsbi: jupsṭĩ

Comments: The Bacb. form goes back to *ljuwsṭi- < *lujsṭi- (cf. Chech. dialectal forms like Shar. lujstĩ, Khild. lwistĭ).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: lis:u-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: narrow

Lak form: lis:u-s:a

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔis:al(:)-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: narrow

Tabasaran: isel (Khaidakov)

Agul: isal-f

Comment: Khaidakov writes is:al-f for Agul (obviously a form from some -s:-preserving dialect), so we must reconstruct *-s:- for PL.

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