Protoform: *HVxʷV-
Meaning: joint, combined
Avar: ʕaxála=
Comments: Av. > Arch. ʕaʎ:al- 'joint, common'. The Avar adjective is derived from a noun *ʕaxal 'half' (ʕaxála= 'combining two halves' > 'joint, combined'); cf. dial. (Andal.) ħexel 'half', and loanwords in Andian languages: Botl. axal / ʕaxal, And. (Tserts.) axal 'half'.