North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=aχA ( ~ -ĕ-,-ɨ̆-)

Meaning: to be angry, scold

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=aχ:- ( ~ -o-)

Proto-Lak: χ:aχ:a-

Proto-West Caucasian: *bVχa

Notes: The WC form has a frequent labial prefix (former class marker).

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *=aχ:- ( ~ -o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to curse, scold

Chamalal: =aχ:-

Tindi: =aχ:iχ:-

Comments: The Tindi form is reduplicated.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: χ:aχ:a-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to be angry

Lak form: χ:aχ:a-n

Comments: G. pr. χ:a=χ:u-n.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *bVχa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to be angry 2 to take offense at

Abaza: baħa-ra 1

Adyghe: ja-bʁa-n 2

Kabardian: ja-bʁa-n 2

Ubykh: baχá-

Comments: PAK *ja-bʁa- (with a pronominal prefix; in Kab. the stem is usually in a compound with jǝ-gʷ 'heart': jǝ-gʷ ja-bʁa-n); Ub. sǝ-baχá-n. PAK *-ʁ- < *-χ- through assimilation.

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