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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *rig̥1̇a B
Meaning: 1 key 2 curved opener, key
Tsezi: reka 1
Khvarshi: leka 1
Inkhokvari: lɨka 2
Bezhta: jiga 1
Gunzib: riga 1
Comments: PTsKh *Rɨka (cf. also Inkh. in Bokarev's recording: rɨka 'key'); PGB *riga (cf. also Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. riga).
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-cez,cezet-khv,cezet-inh,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *hilāgV
Meaning: key; iron
Notes: A specific Tsez-Lezg. isogloss. The semantical shift 'iron' > 'key, lock' is quite common (cf. *rʕenq̇wɨ, *loʒV).
caucet-meaning,caucet-cez,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *hilak:
Meaning: iron
Rutul: hileg / jileg
Tsakhur: jɨwa
Kryz: iläng
Budukh: jileg
Comment: Cf. also Rut. Ikhr. hileg, Khnov. hilag 'iron'. Not clear is the dropping of -g in Tsakhur (*jɨwag would be expected). 4th class in all languages. See Лексика 1971, 185.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-krz,lezget-bud,lezget-comment,
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