Protoform: *q:i-
Meaning: 1 to rake up 2 write 3 touch 4 scrape 5 to comb
Avar: q:ʷa- 1,2,3
Chadakolob: q:ʷa- 1,2,3
Andian language: q:e-l- 4
Tindi: qa- (qē-ʎa) 5
Karata: q:a-r- 4
Comments: Av. has labialized q:ʷ- (probably reflecting the former cluster *-wq-); Andian forms do not reflect labialization (most Andian forms meaning 'to write' are probably borrowed from Av.: cf. And. q:ʷar-di-, Cham. q:ʷa-d-, Gig. q:or-, Tind. q:ʷa- , Kar. q:ʷa-r-; in Av. besides q:ʷa-ze cf. also the frequentative q:ʷa-dar-). Cf. also Kar. Tok. q:a-ṭʷ- 'to scrape' (with an expressive suffix).
All the forms mentioned above reflect stem II *q:i- (Avar - with labialization - *q:ʷV-). The verbal stem I is not attested, but it is probably reflected in the derived form Tind. raq:an 'rake' ( < *r-aq:an ~ -o-).
