Lak etymology :

Lak root: χ:aIčara-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bat

Lak form: χ:aIčara-č̣iIlmu

Comments: The root χ:aIčara itself means 'raw hide; membrane' (thus χ:aIčara-č̣iIlmu is literally 'membrane-bird').

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *χHakV

Meaning: bat

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *χ:aka-ra

Proto-Lak: χ:aIčara-

Proto-Dargwa: *χIakim- ( ~ χ:I-)

Notes: At least the Lak-Darg. parallel seems reliable (the And. form is known only from Khaidakov's dictionary, which is a rather unreliable source), but the original meaning is not quite clear: the meaning in Lak. ('raw hide; membrane') may be primary, or else it may be derived from 'bat' ('bat-like skin'). The word for 'bat' is not recorded in most EC languages, and we must wait for further data.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *χ:aka-ra

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bat

Andian language: χ:akara (Khaidakov)

Comments: Attested only in And. (cited from Khaidakov 1973), with probable external parallels.

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *χIakim- ( ~ χ:I-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bat

Akusha: ħaIkim-purṭ

Comments: The component purṭ is unclear.

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