Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *wɨrs:ɨn (~ʔʷ-,-s-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: gutter, trough

Rutul: wɨsɨn

Comment: Cf. other dialectal forms: Khnov. wɨsɨl, Shin. wɨrsɨn. Attested only in Rut., but having probable external parallels.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *hwɨ̆rs_V(nV)

Meaning: crib, manger

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ʔors:Vn ( ~ -a-)

Proto-Tsezian: *hɨs:V(nu) B

Proto-Lezghian: *wɨrs:ɨn (~ʔʷ-,-s-)

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Seems reliable both phonetically and semantically.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *ʔors:Vn ( ~ -a-)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: crib, manger

Avar: rus:ún

Akhvakh: ãs:a

Chamalal: as:a-ƛ:

Comments: Av. paradigm C (rus:ná-l, rús:na-l). Cf. also Akhv. Tlan., Tseg. as:en, Ratl. ars:en, Cham. Gig. as:i-ƛ:a (Cham. reflects a locative form).

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *hɨs:V(nu) B

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: manger, feeding-trough

Tsezi: hisonu

Bezhta: hiso

Gunzib: ɨ̃s

Comments: PGB *[h]ɨ̃sV (cf. also Bezht. Tlad. hĩso). There are some problems with the Gunz. form: in the MSU recordings there are variations ɨ̃s / ǝ̃s (of which ɨ̃s seems to be the correct one). Not quite clear is the reflex *h- > ʔ- in Gunzib: perhaps it should be explained by a merger of two roots, one of which has a separate parallel in Darg.: Ak. harš 'cradle' (for Ak. harš and Gunz. ɨ̃s a protoform like *Hālś_V can be postulated - it remains dubious, however, because of the scarcity of reflexes).

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