Protoform: *=i(r)s:ʷV- / *s:ʷV-
Meaning: 1 to cut 2 cut into small parts 3 cut lengthwise
Avar: s:u- 1, =us:- 2
Chadakolob: sijsí-n q̇uṭ- 2
Chamalal: =is:ʷṼ- 3
Tindi: =us:ĩ- 3
Karata: =urs:an- 2
Comments: Cf. also Cham. Gig. =us:Ṽ-, Kar. Arch., Masht., Chab. =is:ʷ- (NB: without the secondary nasal conjugation present in Kar. proper and other Andian languages). Av. s:u- reflects stem II; Av. =us:- and all Andian forms - stem I.
