Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔaχär-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to sleep 2 sleep, dream (n.)

Lezghian: aχʷ-ar 2

Tabasaran: aχ- 1

Agul: aχa- 1 (Bursh.)

Rutul: s-a=χa- 1

Kryz: äχr- 1

Budukh: a=χar- 1

Archi: aχu kes 1

Udi: (nep:) aχesun 1

Comment: Labialisation in Lezg. is clearly secondary (all other languages point to *χ). The original meaning was probably 'to lie; to throw, fall', cf. Ud. b-arχi 'horizontal' ( < *'lying') (perhaps also, with prefixation and Ablaut, Rut. qa-ruχa-s 'to throw'). A local derivate from this root is Tab. aχin (Düb. aχin) 'bed', Ag. Bursh., Fit. aχun id., Rich., Burk. aχun 'mattress'.

    See Хайдаков 1973, 141.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *=aχVr

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to fall, lie

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *=aχ- / *=aχ:-

Proto-Lak: =aha-

Proto-Lezghian: *ʔaχär-

Proto-West Caucasian: *pχa

Notes: The comparison seems plausible phonetically and semantically. See Абдоков 1983, 167.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *=aχ- / *=aχ:-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to fall 2 to throw (down)

Avar: reχ:- 2

Chadakolob: =eχ- 1,2

Andian language: =aχ- 1

Chamalal: =aχ- 1

Tindi: =aχ- 1

Comments: The Av. and Andian forms are obviously connected, although there is an irregular correspondence Av. -χ:- : PA *-χ-. This must be explained by a variation in the position of the resonant: PA *=aχ- < *=arχV-, Av. reχ:- < *rVχ:V- (literary Avar has here a stable r-; changing prefixes in Av. Chad. must be secondary). In both cases the resonant must have been metathesized from the Auslaut position (cf. PL *ʔaχär-). The fricative *χ develops in different ways in Av.-Andian and Tsezian languages, depending on its position (after a resonant or after a vowel).

Lak etymology :

Lak root: =aha-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to fall

Lak form: =aha-n

Comments: G. pr. =ah-nu. Cf. Khosr. =aha-n, =a=hun-di.

Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

Proto-West-Caucasian: *pχa

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 to fall 2 to throw, scatter

Abkhaz: a-ḳá-ħa-ra 1

Abaza: ḳa-ħa-ra 1

Adyghe: pχǝ-n 2

Kabardian: pχǝ-n 2

Ubykh: pχa- 2

Comments: PAT *ħa (used with locative preverbs); PAK *pχǝ-. The AT form is usually not compared with Ub. and AK (see Mészáros 1934, 223; Shagirov 2, 24), but the comparison seems quite plausible both phonetically and semantically.

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *=aχV

Meaning: to lie

North Caucasian: *=aχV-r

Basque: *ohe

Comments and references : BCD 36.

Basque etymology :

Proto-Basque: *ohe (*o=he)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: bed

Bizkaian: oe, oge, oi

Gipuzkoan: oe, oge, oi

High Navarrese: oe, obe

Low Navarrese: ohe, (Aldude, Baigorri) ofe

Lapurdian: ohe

Zuberoan: óhe

Roncalese: oe, oi

Comments: Cf. PEC *=aχV-r 'to fall, lie' > Tab. aχin 'bed', etc.

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