Protoform: *č̣ʷV-
Meaning: 1 to go to ruin 2 to scatter about
Avar: č̣ú-nt- 1
Chamalal: č̣e-d- 2
Tindi: č̣ē- 2
Comments: The Av. form has an expressive suffix. With another suffix cf. Cham. Gig. č̣i-b- 'to throw out, scatter about'. The root is more widely spread within the derivate *č̣ʷa(r)-dV: cf. Av. č̣ʷad, č̣ʷadan, Chad. č̣urdan, And. č̣adil (Khaidakov), Akhv. č̣ʷãda, Kar. č̣ʷade, Anch. č̣ʷare, Tok. č̣odi 'ruins'. The Av. forms were borrowed in Tsez. languages: Tsez., Gin. č̣ʷad, Gunz. č̣odan, Bezht. Tlad., Khosh. č̣ödän.
