North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=ēʒ_wĔl

Meaning: to wave, shake, stir

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=ic̣:ʷ-

Proto-Tsezian: *=oc- ( ~ -ǝ-)

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔec̣:ʷVl

Proto-West Caucasian: *ʒ́V

Notes: See Абдоков 1983, 174. Reasons for delabialisation in PWC are not clear; oterwise the comparison seems quite reliable.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *=ic̣:ʷ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to throw, shoot 2 to winnow

Akhvakh: g-oc̣:- 1

Chamalal: =uṣ-

Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Tseg. uc̣:-, Ratl. orc̣:- 'to throw, shoot'.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *=oc- ( ~ -ǝ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to knead (dough)

Bezhta: =oc-il- (Khosh.)

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

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔec̣:ʷVl

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to wave 2 to stir, shake 3 roll, knead (dough)

Tabasaran: ṭ-u=č:̌- 1

Agul: t:ut:- 1

Rutul: s-u=de- 2(Khniukh.)

Tsakhur: h-a=t:al- 3

Kryz: w-u=tl- 2

Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. d-u=č:̌-, Ag. Bursh. t:ult:an- 'to wave'. The Tab. form contains an expressive preverb.The verb belongs to the strong PL conjugation class.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *ʒ́V

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to throw

Adyghe: ʒǝ-n

Kabardian: ʒǝ-n

Ubykh: ʒ́ā-da-

Comments: PAK *ʒǝ- (also *ʒa- with some preverbs); Ub. a-z-ʒ́ādá-n.

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