North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=aχ_wV ( ~ -ǝ-)

Meaning: to believe

Proto-Lak: w-iχ

Proto-Dargwa: *=aχ:- / *=i(r)χ:-

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔaχ:ʷa

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The root is spread in the Eastern Dagestan area (Lak., Darg., PL), and demonstrates the Ablaut *a/*i.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: w-iχ-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: believing, convinced

Lak form: wiχ-s:a

Comments: Cf. Khosr. wiχ xun 'to believe'. Initial w- is a former class marker. Although -χ is in the position of neutralisation in all known Lak. forms, the old Archi loanword wiχ kes 'to believe' (wiχ: as 'to make believe, convince') shows that PL had *-χ: in this root.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *=aχ:- / *=i(r)χ:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to believe

Akusha: w=irχ-ares

Chiragh: raχ:-čarg-

Comments: The Chir. form is a compound with the second component *ʔaɣ- 'to go' (preceded by the preverb *č-).

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔaχ:ʷa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to believe

Lezghian: aʁa-

Tabasaran: q-uʁ-

Agul: q-uχ-

Comment: Cf. also Lezg. pret. aʁa-na, Ag. Bursh. q-aχʷa-, Tp. q-uʁa-.

    See Лексика 1971, 242.

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