North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *HVns_́V

Meaning: small

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *His:inV-

Proto-Tsezian: *nuš:-

Proto-Lak: muIrš-, muIrš:i-

Proto-Dargwa: *=iš(:)-ṭV-

Proto-Khinalug: misi

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. In Bezht., Lak. and Khin. n- and m- probably go back to class markers, nasalised due to the influence of the lost Inlaut nasal. In Lak. -r- is either a trace of this nasal, or rather a former adjectival suffix (muIrš:i- < *muIš:(V)-rV-). The PEC vocalism is hard to reconstruct.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *His:inV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small

Avar: ʕis:ína-b

Chadakolob: ʕesína-b

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *nuš:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small

Bezhta: nüšijö (Khosh.)

Comments: If Gunz. ĩše 'few, little' is related, we could reconstruct *ʔ[ĩ]š:- for PGB (with secondary metathesis of nasalisation in Bezht.); but the vowel correspondences are not clear.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: muIrš-, muIrš:i-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small

Lak form: muIrš-,muIrš:i-

Comments: Khosr. muIrš-s:a id.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *=iš(:)-ṭV-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: small

Akusha: =išṭal

Comments: The stem contains an expressive suffix *-ṭV-. Without it cf. perhaps Ak. ʕaIš-si 'small, little' (although the initial ʕ- is not quite clear).

Khinalug etymology :

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