North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *čHiχwV ( ~ -f-)

Meaning: diarrhea

Proto-Lak: č:iIχ

Proto-Dargwa: *čaχI ( ~ -χ:I)

Proto-Lezghian: *čiχʷ(a)

Notes: An expressive root, spread in the Eastern Dagestan area. It should be probably kept apart from a synonymous *c_ifV (q.v.), but the two roots could have influenced each other (in particular, tense č:- in Lak. may be due to such a contamination); another source of influence can be seen in PEC *čHaχV 'to be wet, flow' (q.v.). We should also mention the common Darg. name for 'urine': Ak. žiħ, Kad. žeħ, Kharb., Tsud. č:eħ < PD *č:eħ (or *č:eχI), which resembles the Lak. form in having a tense *č:-.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: č:iIχ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: diarrhea

Lak form: č:iIχ

Comments: Gen. č:iIχ:u-n.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *čaχI ( ~ -χ:I)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: diarrhea

Akusha: čaIħ

Comments: Cf. also Kait. čaIh-ni id.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *čiχʷ(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: diarrhea

Tabasaran: čiχ (Kand.)

Comment: Cf. Tab. Düb. čuχ id. Attested only in Tab., but having probable parallels in Lak. and Darg.

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