Protoform: *=ic̣:Vn- / *=ič̣:Vn-
Meaning: 1 to understand 2 to count
Avar: =ič̣:- 1
Chadakolob: =ic̣- 1
Andian language: =ič̣:Vn- 1
Chamalal: =aṣṼ- 2
Tindi: =ic:ĩ- 2
Karata: =ic̣:Vn- 2
Botlikh: =ic̣:Vn- 2
Godoberi: =ic:Vn- 2
Comments: The root reveals a variation between *c̣: and *č̣: (typical for reflexes of *č̣w in tense words). The Av. verb was borrowed in Cham. (b-ič̣ī-la 'to understand') and Bezht. (Tlad. bič̣č̣i aq-, Khosh. bič̣i aq-).
It is probable that the common Av.-And. stem *c̣:al- ( ~ -o-) "to read" is actually stem II of the same root: cf. Av. c̣:al- (Chad. c̣al-), Cham. ṣal-id- (Gig. c̣al-id-), Tind. c:al-ij-.
