Protoform: *žVm- / *-Vž-
Meaning: 1 to twist, wind 2 to wrap
Avar: žem- 1
Akhvakh: =ar-až- 1
Tindi: =er-už- 1
Karata: =egʷ-až- 2
Comments: The morphological structure of the stem in Andian languages (components =ar-, =er-, =egʷ-) is not quite clear. Still, the relationship of Av. žem- (stem II) and PA *-Vž- (stem I) is very probable. Kar. (Arch., Rach., Anch.) has also a stem žem- 'to wrap', which is most probably borrowed from Avar.
