North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *q̇Hārć̣V

Meaning: variegated

Proto-Nakh: *q̇ārc̣V-n

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ(:)ač̣V-

Proto-Lak: uIrč̣i-

Proto-Lezghian: *q̇Iarč̣V-

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. In PTs we would rather expect *-ɨ- (*-a- points to a short vowel); this irregularity is perhaps the effect of pharyngealisation. Otherwise all correspondences are quite regular.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *q̇ārc̣V-n

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: variegated

Chechen: q̇orza

Ingush: q̇ɔrza

Batsbi: q̇arc̣ẽ

Comments: Chech. and Ing. point to PN *q̇ārc̣u- (cf. also Cheb. q̇ārzõ, Khild. q̇orʒŏ, Lev. q̇ɔ̄rzũ etc.), Bacb. - to *q̇ārc̣i-n. Cf. also Bacb. q̇arc̣-dar 'to make variegated', Chech. q̇arz- (used as a verbal stem) 'to appear particoloured, variegated'.

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ʁ(:)ač̣V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 variegated 2 grey 3 blue

Tsezi: ʁaIč̣u 1,3

Ginukh: ʁʷač̣-diju 2

Khvarshi: ʁač̣u (Radzhibov)

Inkhokvari: ʁač̣u 1 (Bokarev)

Comments: PTsKh *ʁaIč̣V- (labialisation in Gin. is probably secondary).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: uIrč̣i-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: variegated

Lak form: uIrč̣i-s:a

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *q̇Iarč̣V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: variegated

Agul: ʕürč̣e-f (Tp.)

Rutul: q̇Iɨrč̣-dɨ

Tsakhur: q̇Iarč̣ɨ-n

Budukh: q̇ač̣u

Comment: Rut. and Ag. reflect the Ablaut grade *q̇Iorč̣V-. See Магометов 1966, 340.

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