Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳǝcu

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 tooth 2 fang

Tsezi: ḳicu 1

Ginukh: ḳeču 1

Gunzib: ḳǝcu 2

Comments: PTsKh *ḳǝcu.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *gāmć̣wV

Meaning: canine tooth, fang

Proto-Nakh: *ḳāms(s)ur

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳǝcu

Proto-Dargwa: *ḳinč̣

Proto-Lezghian: *gamč̣

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. An expressive root; besides rather usual for this structure assimilations (*g- > *ḳ-) there's an irregular vowel in PD (-i- instead of *-a-) and an irregular consonant in PTs (-c- instead of *-č̣-).

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *ḳāms(s)ur

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: canine tooth

Chechen: ḳomsar

Ingush: ḳomsar

Comments: 4th class in Chech. and Ing. Cf. also Chech. Lev. ḳōmsur, ḳōmsar, Shar. ḳōncur (with secondary -c-).

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *ḳinč̣

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: gum (in mouth)

Akusha: ḳinč̣

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *gamč̣

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 canine tooth 2 molar tooth

Tabasaran: k:anč 1

Agul: ḳanč 2

Comment: Cf. also Ag. Fit. ḳanč̣, Tab. Düb. ḳamč:a. PL *g- established on basis of Tab. k:- (there's also k:- in Ag. Bursh. k:anč:). Both in Tab. and Ag. (except the Fite dialect) there occurred an irregular deglottalisation of the final consonant. /Note that there are different recordings: the latest field records of MSU are: Tab. Düb. ḳamč:a, Kand. k:anč:, Ag. Rich., Bursh., Fit. k:anč:, Burk. kanč (sic!)./

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