Protoform: *χ:ʷ[i]m(V)χV
Meaning: 1 muzzle; palate 2 nose 3 face
Avar: χ:ʷenéχ 1
Chadakolob: χumuχ 2
Akhvakh: χ:amaχ:ul 3
Chamalal: χunχu 3 (Gig.)
Comments: Av. gen. χ:ʷenχí-l (Chad. χumχí-l, χúmχa-l). The Akhv. form belongs to the Ratl. dialect. Cf. also Av. Gid. χ:umaχ: 'face'. Some phonetic irregularities are explained both by the expressive nature of the stem and by assimilations of weak/intensive spirants.
