Protoform: *riƛ̣:u
Meaning: 1 weasel 2 squirrel
Akhvakh: reƛ̣:u 2
Chamalal: jeƛ̣:ʷ 1
Tindi: reƛ̣:u 1
Comments: Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan., Ratl. reƛ̣:u 'squirrel, weasel', Cham. Gig. reƛ̣:u id. The root is preserved also in Av., but only within an old compound ʕondó-ƛ̣: ( < *ʕondo-riƛ̣:) 'weasel'; etymology of the first part see under PEC *ʕwamħV. The same is true for And. (hana-roƛ̣:i) and God. (ʕandi-ruƛ̣:i) (PA *handa-riƛ̣:u).
