Protoform: *=aχ:- ( ~ -o-)
Meaning: 1 to destroy, damage, be destroyed 2 to dismantle
Avar: =iχ:- 1
Akhvakh: =aχ:- 1
Tindi: =aχ:- 2
Karata: =aχ:- 1
Comments: Most languages reflect stem I; stem II *χ:V- is probably present in Cham. χ:i-d- 'to cut in small pieces; to clip, shear'.
