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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *p:ɨχ: ( ~ -o-,-χ)
Meaning: hoe, mattock
Tsakhur: bɨχ, biχ
Comment: The Tsakh. forms are quoted from Khaidakov 1973; the dialect is unclear.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-cak,lezget-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *bV̆χ_V
Meaning: spade, shovel
Proto-West Caucasian: *baχa Notes: The historical unity of the Nakh and Av.-And. forms is quite obvious, so the word goes back at least to PEC. Other forms are less secure: we could find the Tsakh. and Khin. forms only in Khaidakov's somewhat unreliable word-list, and the Abkh. form is isolated within WC. Outside NC the same word is attested in Megr. (beha, see above) and Arm. bah. The Armenian word has no reliable IE etymology (its deduction from IE *bhr_ti- 'edge' is both phonetically and semantically quite dubious, see Walde-Pokorny 2, 159) and most probably has a Caucasian source.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-lezg,caucet-khin,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *baħen
Meaning: wooden shovel
Chechen: bäħa
Ingush: baħa
Comments: 6th class in both languages. Cf. also Cheb., Khild. beħẽ, Shar. beħã etc.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *biχumV / *biχun
Meaning: 1 wooden spade, shovel 2 wooden spoon, ladle
Avar: buhún 1
Andian language: beχun 1,2
Chamalal: beχũ 1
Karata: behum 2
Botlikh: beχun 1
Bagvalal: behun 2
Comments: Av. paradigm C (buhná-l, búhna-l). The root is homonymous with PA *biχumV 'shoulder-blade' (q.v.), which must be in this case considered a secondary merger (cf. the external evidence).
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-and,aandet-chm,aandet-krt,aandet-btl,aandet-bgv,aandet-comment,
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Khinalug etymology :
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Khinalug root: pǝχu
North Caucasian etymology: 644
Meaning: wooden shovel
Khinalug form: pǝχu
Comments: Cited from Khaidakov 1973.
khinet-prnum,khinet-meaning,khinet-khi,khinet-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *baχa
Meaning: shovel
Abkhaz: a-báħa
Comments: Attested only in Abkh., thus the PWC antiquity is dubious. The word can be borrowed from Megr. beha 'shovel' - the reverse, however, is also possible (there is no PK etymology of the Megr. word).
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-comment,
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