Lezghian etymology :

Proto-Lezghian: *mu(l)č:

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: peak, top; nose, beak

Archi: muč

Comment: The root is isolated within Lezghian, but possesses good external correspondences (whereupon relies the supposition of medial *-l-, which regularly falls out in Archi before bifocals).

North Caucasian etymology :

Proto-North Caucasian: *mɦwɨ̆lč_i (~-e)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: edge, tip

Proto-Nakh: *mʡač-iḳ

Proto-Lak: murč:ʷi

Proto-Lezghian: *mu(l)č:

Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Note the Lak. compound maj-murč:i-w 'lower part of face' ("nose"+"lips") > Arch. maImǝrč:i 'face'.

Nakh etymology :

Proto-Nakh: *mʡač-iḳ

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: tip (of smth.) bent upwards

Chechen: mʕäčig

Comments: Isolated in Chech., but having probable external parallels.

Lak etymology :

Lak root: murč:ʷi

North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology

Meaning: lip; brim (of a dish)

Lak form: murč:i

Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mɦw[ɨ̆́]lči (~-e)

Meaning: face, cheek, jaw

North Caucasian: *mɦwɨ̆lč_i (~-e)

Yenisseian: *binč-

Burushaski: *melc̣

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *binč-

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: chin, cheek

Ket: bint (Ад.) 'face'

Kottish: púnǯol (М.), (Сл., Кл.) púnčol 'chin'; Ass. (М., Сл., Кл.) pinǯólan 'chin', (Кл.) punčola 'cheeks'

Arin: pinǯal (М., Сл., Кл.) 'chin', (Лоск.) pindalin 'cheek'

Comments: ССЕ 210. The Ket form is somewhat dubious (attested only in Adelung). However, Werner's (1, 130) explanation (a corrupted rendering of b- 'pronominal prefix' + īŋ 'being there', lit. "my being there") does not appear very probable. If the Ket form is fictive, the Kottish and Arin forms may in fact be derivatives of *pi(ŋ)kaʒ- 'jaw' q.v.

Burushaski etymology :

Common Burushaski: *melc̣

Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology

Meaning: jaw

Yasin: -mélc̣

Hunza: -mélc̣

Nagar: -mélc̣

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