Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *hwărhwV́

Meaning: swarm (of insects)

North Caucasian: *hwărhwV

Sino-Tibetan: *r[ua]H

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *hwărhwV

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: a biting insect

Proto-Tsezian: *hãj(a)

Proto-Dargwa: *ħʷarʔ

Proto-Lezghian: *warʔʷ

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. An interesting root, containing a reduplicated laryngeal. Because of this reduplication, the cluster "r"+laryngeal did not undergo a usual treatment ( > *-r-, *-0) in PL and PD (however, it gave a usual reflex in PTs).

Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *hãj(a)

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bug, bed-bug 2 mosquito

Tsezi: ħaj 2

Ginukh: ħaja 2

Inkhokvari: hãj 1

Gunzib: hahija 1

Comments: PTsKh *hãj(a). The Gunz. reduplication may be either archaic (an incomplete loss of the EC combination *-rh(w)-), or recent (expressive).

Dargwa etymology :

Proto-Dargwa: *ħʷarʔ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mosquito

Akusha: ħur

Comments: Cf. also Ur. ħarʔ, Ak. (in Musayev's record) ħerʔ.

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *warʔʷ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 bee 2 bumble-bee

Lezghian: waʔ 2 (Khl.)

Tabasaran: warf 1

Agul: warw 1

Comment: The final -f in lit. Tab. (also in Düb.: warf) is quite unique and may reflect an occasional variant *warhʷ. Cf. the forms of other dialects: Kand., Khiv. warʔ; Ag. Fit., Burk. warw, Bursh. war.

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *r[ua]H

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: swarm, scurry

Burmese: rwaʔ to swarm (as ants); tick.

Lushai: rau (rauʔ) to swarm (as bees), to desert or abandon (as village or nest); hreu a sp. of land-leech.

Kiranti: *rù

Kiranti etymology :

Proto-Kiranti: *rù

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Meaning: locust

Tulung: rǖ

Kaling: rü

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