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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *dʕāʁu
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 key 2 lock
Chechen: dōʁa 1,2
Ingush: dʕɔʁa 1
Comments: 3d class in both languages. Cf. also Shar. dɔ̄ʁu, Cheb. dāʁu, Akk. dʕōʁō̃ etc. Cf. also Osset. däɣäl 'key' (from some early derivate, not preserved in modern languages), see Abayev 1958, 351.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-ing,nakhet-comment,

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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *rʕēnq̇wɨ
Meaning: lock
Proto-Nakh: *dʕāʁu
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *riḳV
Proto-Lak: q̇unq̇ula
Proto-Lezghian: *req̇ʷ
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Correspondences are regular, but the Lak. form can belong here only if we suppose a reduplication: q̇unq̇ula < *q̇u-nuq̇u-la.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-lak,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *riḳV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 key 2 lock
Andian language: reḳul 1,2
Akhvakh: riḳa-ƛ:i 1,2
Chamalal: jiḳul 1,2
Tindi: riḳ́a 1
Karata: reḳul 1
Botlikh: reḳul
Bagvalal: reḳul
Godoberi: reḳul
Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Ratl. riḳan-ƛ:i, Cham. Gig. rič̣an, Kar. Arch. reḳun. All Andian languages (except Tindi) reflect either a form with an *-n-suffix, or a compound *riḳV-ḳul (with contraction); for its second part cf. Av. ḳul 'key' (q.v.). Tind. > Inkh. riḳa 'key'.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-and,aandet-akv,aandet-chm,aandet-tnd,aandet-krt,aandet-btl,aandet-bgv,aandet-gdb,aandet-comment,

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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: q̇unq̇ula
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: lock
Lak form: q̇unq̇ula
Comments: Cf. Khosr. q̇unq̇ula id.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *req̇ʷ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: iron
Lezghian: raq̇
Tabasaran: ruq̇
Agul: ruq̇
Comment: Obl. base *req̇ʷɨ-, cf. Lezg. raq̇u-, Tab. ruq̇a-, Ag. ruq̇ʷa-. The plural form of this noun is used to denote a lock or a trap: cf. Lezg. raq̇ar 'trap; fetters'; Tab. ruq̇ar, Ag. ruq̇ʷar 'lock, trap'.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-agu,lezget-comment,

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