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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *ʒaʒV / *ʒēʒV
Meaning: 1 blossom 2 flower
Chechen: zaza 1, zēzig 2
Ingush: ziza 2
Comments: An expressive root; the variants zaza and zēzi-g in Chech. hardly should be kept separate.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *ʒimʒV
Meaning: a k. of berry (or flower, blossom)
Notes: An expressive root with numerous irregularities; the reconstruction is rather tentative.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *c:ic:i
Meaning: flower
Akhvakh: c:ic:i
Karata: c:ic:i
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-akv,aandet-krt,
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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *c̣ic̣i
Meaning: flower
Inkhokvari: c̣ic̣i
Comments: An expressive root, attested only in Inkh., but having probable external parallels.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-inh,cezet-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *ʒiʒV ( ~ -e-)
Meaning: blackberry
Akusha: ziza- (Kub.)
Comments: Musayev cites the word in the locative form ziza-l. Since PD *ʒ usually gives Kub. s, the form may be a loanword (cf. Lezghian forms below).
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *c:imc:-
Meaning: 1 mulberry 2 raspberry 3 strawberry 4 buttercup
Lezghian: c:emc:er 1 (Nüt.)
Tabasaran: zimz-ar 2
Agul: ziwz-ar 3 (Burk.)
Rutul: zizä
Kryz: zarzar 4
Comment: The word is partially contaminated with *c:imc: 'ant' (in Tab., Ag.), but is certainly different historically.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-rut,lezget-krz,lezget-comment,
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