Protoform: *ʔiƛ:- / *ƛ:Vr-
Meaning: 1 to rub (against smth.) 2 to glide 3 to crawl
Avar: ƛ:urí- 1
Chadakolob: ƛurs- 2
Akhvakh: iƛ:- 1
Chamalal: ƛ:uƛ:a-d- 1
Tindi: ƛ:iƛ:- 1
Karata: ƛ:or- 3
Comments: Stem I (*ʔiƛ:-) is reflected only in Akhv.; other languages reflect either stem II *ƛ:Vr- (cf. also Cham. Gig. ƛ:ur- 'to crawl', Kar. Tok. ƛ:ol- 'to rub, stroke') or a reduplicated stem (cf. also Av. ƛ:uƛ:á- 'to rub'). Stem II *ƛ:V-b- is reflected in Tind. ƛ:ab-d- 'to crawl (on one side)'. Av. > Arch. ƛur-bos 'to rub'. Cf. also similar roots for a) 'to scrape, scratch': Cham. ƛ:an-, ƛ:aƛ:an-, Gig. ƛ:am-; b) 'to sweep': Av. ƛ:- in ƛ:-ux-, ƛ:-uq:á-, Chad. ƛʷa-, And. ƛ:ar-d-, Cham. ƛ:a-d-, Tind. ƛ:ē-, Kar. Tok. ƛ:al-.
