Tsezian etymology :

Proto-Tsezian: *q̇Ie-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 down, below 2 floor

Tsezi: q̇Ii-da 1

Inkhokvari: q̇Ie-l 2

Bezhta: q̇e-re 1 (Tlad.)

Gunzib: q̇e-re 1

Comments: PTsKh *q̇e- (with different suffixes); PGB *q̇e-re.

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *HVq̇V

Meaning: down, below

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *hoq̇V-

Proto-Tsezian: *q̇e-

Proto-Lezghian: *q̇a-

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Archi q̇a-t:u is an exact parallel for Av. ʕo-do-. The root is not very widely spread, and the first syllable is often reduced (because of suffixes and its adverbial character), so the vocalism is hard to reconstruct.

Avar-Andian etymology :

Protoform: *hoq̇V-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: 1 down, below 2 sit 3 floor

Avar: ʕo-dó 1

Chadakolob: =aʕun- 2

Andian language: hoGu 1

Akhvakh: q̇o-da 3

Comments: The root is used as an adverb in Av. (literary Av., where it is provided with a -d- suffix) and And., as a noun in Akhv. ('floor' < *'down, below'), but as a verb 'to sit' in Av. Chad. This development is rather natural, because both Av. ʕo-dó and And. hoGu are used in compounds for 'to sit' (Av. ʕo-do č̣:e-ze, Chad. =aʕun-c̣el-ži lit. 'to stand below', And. hoGu w-uḳ- liter. 'to be below'). The Av. and Akhv. forms have undergone a reduction: ʕo-dó, q̇o-da < *HVq̇V-do. The same derivate is probably reflected in And. Gu-di 'deep' (*'below').

Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *q̇a-

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: down, below

Archi: q̇a-t:u

Comment: Attested only in Archi, but having probable external parallels.

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