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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *kerk
Meaning: finger nail
Lezghian: kek
Agul: kirk
Comment: Labialization in Ag. Burk. kerkʷ is secondary - from the oblique base kerku-). The Ag. and Lezg. information (Ag. kirku-, Lezg. kike) is insufficient for establishing the PL vowel base.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-agu,lezget-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *kērkV
Meaning: gum (in mouth)
Notes: The Lezg. form may be joined with the rest if we assume the common meaning to be "covering" (of finger > 'finger-nail'; of tooth > 'gum'). Phonetically the correspondence is exact.
caucet-meaning,caucet-aand,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Avar-Andian etymology :
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Protoform: *kirki-l
Meaning: gum (in mouth)
Akhvakh: keke
Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Ratl. kerkel id. Isolated in Akhv., but with a good Darg. parallel.
aandet-prnum,aandet-meaning,aandet-akv,aandet-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *kek
Meaning: gum (in mouth)
Akusha: kek
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,
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