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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *χɦwɨ̆mχV
Meaning: cheek; buttock
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Inspite of some minor problems (due to the expressive nature of the root), the reconstruction seems rather secure. Cf. also Hurr. χaχli 'cheek' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 61).
caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *χ:ʷ[i]m(V)χV
Meaning: 1 muzzle; palate 2 nose 3 face
Avar: χ:ʷenéχ 1
Chadakolob: χumuχ 2
Akhvakh: χ:amaχ:ul 3
Chamalal: χunχu 3 (Gig.)
Comments: Av. gen. χ:ʷenχí-l (Chad. χumχí-l, χúmχa-l). The Akhv. form belongs to the Ratl. dialect. Cf. also Av. Gid. χ:umaχ: 'face'. Some phonetic irregularities are explained both by the expressive nature of the stem and by assimilations of weak/intensive spirants.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-avc,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-comment,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *χ:uχ: (~-o-)
Meaning: face;cheek
Tsezi: ħuħ / χIuχI
Ginukh: χuχ
Khvarshi: χuχ (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: χuIχ
Comments: PTsKh *χuIχ.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-gin,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *χIʷaχI
Meaning: buttock
Chiragh: χIuχI
Comments: Cf. also Kait. χIoχI, Kub. χuχ.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *χIɨ(m)χI-
Meaning: buttock
Tsakhur: χIɨdɨχI
Comment: An isolated Tsakhur word. If it is regarded as a metathesis < *χIɨχIɨ-d (with a suffixed -d), it can be derived from PD *χɦwɨ̆mχV.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-cak,lezget-comment,
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