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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *girgʷV-
Meaning: round
Tabasaran: gergmi
Agul: gilgenf
Tsakhur: gɨrgɨra-n
Kryz: gurgum
Budukh: gungurṭi
Archi: guk:i
Udi: k:ank:oroj
Comment: Reconstruction is rather difficult because of the root's expressive nature. The Arch. form guk:i may be influenced or borrowed from Lak. k:urk:i- (as also the verb kʷek:i-s 'to roll'). In Tsakh. the pronoun 'all' (gɨrgɨ-n) is also probably derived from this root (< *all around, everywhere). Note also the form Tsakh. Mishl. gilgilen preserving -l-: this and Ag. gilgen-f probably go back to *girgʷV- with a suffixed -l- (with subsequent -r- > -l- assimilation). The same root in a nominal function is preserved in Lezg. gig (erg. gigini-) 'axis', Ag. k:uk: 'roller (for ramming roof)' (with emphatic reflex k:), Bursh. gilgen 'small round stone', Arch. gik:u-r 'roof roller'. See Лексика 1971, 221; Гигинейшвили 1977, 68.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-cak,lezget-krz,lezget-bud,lezget-arc,lezget-udi,lezget-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *gīrgwV
Meaning: circle, round
Notes: An expressive and rather universal root (cf., e.g., PK *mgrgod- 'round', IE *krengho- (WP 594, Vasmer 2,385)); it is, however, widely spread in NC languages and certainly can be reconstructed for PNC. See also *gwērV (it is possible that *gīrgwV is historically a reduplication of that root).
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-khin,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *gōga
Meaning: circle
Chechen: gō
Ingush: gō
Batsbi: gogŏ
Comments: 6th class in all languages. A wide-spread derivative is PN *gōg-rV- "round" : Chech. gorga, Usl. gorga-ŋ (*gōg-ra-n), Ing. gerga, Bacb. gogrĩ (*gōg-ri-n).
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-bcb,nakhet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *girg(ʷ)V-
Meaning: round
Avar: gurgína-b
Chadakolob: gurgína-b
Andian language: gurguma
Akhvakh: gĩga-da
Karata: gergamo-
Godoberi: girǵamu-
Comments: The root is normally supplied with suffixes (-n- or -m-); cf. also Kar. Anch. girgin 'wheel', God. gurgu-š:il 'circle, ring, wheel', And. girgin 'roof roller; skein, hank'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-ava,aandet-avc,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-krt,aandet-gdb,aandet-comment,
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Lak etymology :
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Lak root: k:urk:i-
Meaning: round
Lak form: k:urk:i-s:a
Comments: Cf. also k:urk:u(r) ṭun 'to roll'. An expressive reduplicated root; with variation k:/g cf. also gurži ( < *gurgi) "snow-ball", probably also girgir-ča 'a k. of dance'.
laket-prnum,laket-meaning,laket-lak,laket-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *gulgul-/*gurgur-
Meaning: round
Akusha: žuruga
Chiragh: gulgulze
Comments: The root is expressive and liable to irregular changes. Cf. also Kharb. gurgura, Sirg. (with metathesis) rugrug-ce. Some dialects (like Ak.) reflect a quite irregular change *g- > ž-, cf. also Ur. žuruga, Tsud. žuruk:a-se, Muir. žuruk:a etc.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-chr,darget-comment,
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Khinalug etymology :
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Khinalug root: gongʷaz
North Caucasian etymology: 84
Meaning: circle
Khinalug form: gongʷaz
Comments: Serves as a base for gongʷaz-lɨ 'round'.
khinet-prnum,khinet-meaning,khinet-khi,khinet-comment,
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *ǵaǵa/*ǵʷaǵwa
Meaning: 1 ring 2 circle
Abkhaz: a-gʷargʷaléj 1
Abaza: ǵaǵa 2
Comments: Cf. also Abkh. Bz. a-gʷagʷaléj / a-gʷagʷaréj 'ring', a-ǵargalás 'ring made of twisted branches', Abaz. ǵaǵa-ra 'to roll, turn round'. Reflected are variants *ǵa(r)ǵa and *gʷa(r)gʷa which are hard to separate from each other. Since there are no AK or Ub. parallels, we can assume both *ǵ (*ǵʷ) and *ḱ: (*ḱ:ʷ) in PWC.
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-abk,abadet-aba,abadet-comment,
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