Празападнокавказский: *(a)mAṭA ~ *(a)PÃṭA
Значение: snake
Абхазский: á-mat
Абазинский: matǝ (Ashkh.)
Убыхский: anṭá
Комментарии: PAT *matǝ (with secondary deglottalisation). Klimov (1967, 302) suggests that the root may be cognate with PAK *-nṭa in *Lanṭá 'flexible', but this is highly dubious. Ub. anṭá < *am(ǝ)ṭa with assimilation.
