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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *nīrχV ( ~ -ē-, -ā-)
Meaning: tree; oak-tree
Notes: A Nakh-Tsez isogloss (with metathesis in PN: *χēn < *nē(r)χ). Medial -r- is to be reconstructed because of the PTs reflex *-χ- (otherwise *-χ:- would be expected).
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-cez,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *χēn
Meaning: 1 tree 2 wood, piece of wood
Chechen: χen 2
Ingush: χi 2
Batsbi: χẽ 1
Comments: Obl. base *χēna- (Chech. χēna-, Ing. χeno). 6th class in all languages (but in Chech. 4th class with meaning "butt-stock").
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *niχV (~ -ɨ-)
Meaning: oak-tree
Tsezi: naho
Ginukh: nihi / nij
Bezhta: niʁe
Comments: PTsKh *n[ɨ]χ̥1̇V (̃-i-) (cf. also Tsez. /Imn./ neχIu ~ naħu, Sh. naħu).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-bzt,cezet-comment,
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