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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *maṭa
Meaning: forehead
Bezhta: maṭa
Gunzib: maṭa
Comments: PGB *maṭa.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *nHǟṭV
Meaning: forehead, face
Notes: In PTs *m- is due to the influence of *moṭo 'face' q.v. See Trubetzkoy 1930, 277, Abdokov 1983, 79 (although there is some confusion of PNC *nHǟṭV, *nHēmdV and *ʔĕndū, all of which must be kept separate).
caucet-meaning,caucet-cez,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: niIṭa
Meaning: face
Lak form: niIṭa
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *näṭ(a) (~ -e-)
Meaning: 1 forehead 2 eyebrow 3 eyelash
Tabasaran: unṭ 1
Agul: uneṭ 2
Udi: net: 3
Comment: The Ag. and Tab. forms reflect a compound *ʔʷil 'eye' + *näṭ(a); cf. also Ag. Bursh. uneṭ / urneṭ (preserving a trace of original liquid *-l-).
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *naṭa
Meaning: forehead
Adyghe: nāṭa
Kabardian: nāṭa
Comments: PAK *naṭá. One cannot agree with Kuipers' (1960,111) attempt to consider this stem an Adygh compound.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,
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