PROTO: *bɨ̆mɫV̆
MEANING: hoof, foot
COMMENT: The root is not very widely spread (cf. also Gunz. malu 'hoof' - probably from old Avar.), but seems to be reliable. *-r- in PN is a normal reflex of *ɫ (and *l) before a velar (either as part of root or as a suffix). A possible trace of this root in Lezg. is the Agul (Fit.) form kuš-mul 'hoof (of artiodactyla)' (for kuš- see *kwăśV).
