Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *guZ (~-o-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: elbow

Khvarshi: guz

Comments: Isolated in Khvarsh., but having possible external cognates.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *gwīʒV̄

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: part of leg

Proto-Nakh: *gāʒV (~-c̣-)

Proto-Tsezian: *guZ (~-o-)

Proto-Dargwa: *q:ʷVc: (?)

Proto-West Caucasian: *ḱ:ʷac:(ʷ)V (~ǵʷ-)

Notes: The Darg. form is somewhat dubious (not clear is the initial uvular instead of an expected velar); otherwise the correspondences are regular, and the root may be safely reconstructed for PNC.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *gāʒV (~-c̣-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: part of leg (thigh+shin+foot)

Ingush: gɔz

Comments: Attested only in Ing., but with probable external parallels.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *q:ʷVc:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: hoof

Chiragh: q:uc:

Comments: The probable PD form is *q:ʷac: : cf. a Darg. load in Agul - Ag. q:ʷac: 'hoof'.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *ḱ:ʷac:(ʷ)V (~ǵʷ-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 shin 2 calf of leg

Abkhaz: a-š́argʷáć̌ ́

Ubykh: ʎa-ǵáca 2

Comments: The Abkh. and Ub. form are in perfect correspondence. In both cases there is a compound with PWC *ʎ́a 'foot' (in Abkh. also a connecting morpheme -r-). The second consonant can also be reconstructed as *-c(ʷ)-.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *gwēʒV

Meaning: sole, foot

North Caucasian: *gwīʒV̄

Yenisseian: *ka(ʔ)ssad ( ~ ā)

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *kassad

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: foot sole

Ket: kassat⁵, pl. kassɛrǝŋ⁶ (Bak., Sur. kassǝdǝŋ⁶)

Kottish: hačar, pl. hačaraŋ

Comments: ССЕ 235. Werner (1, 413) treats the word as a compound of *kas + *ʔaʔd 'bone' - which is possible and can explain the gemination in Ket. kassat. However, further identification of this *kas with Kott. hēči 'footwear' is impossible - because the latter has an excellent match in Ket. tɛ:śi, Yug čɛ:^hs id., also acknowledged by Werner (2, 254), see *cēse. Werner also compares Kott. kāčoga 'ankle-bone', q.v. sub *giʔs.

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