Proto-North Caucasian: *ʒ_ĭkV̆ / *k_ĭʒV̆ (~ -ä̆-)
Meaning: goat, kid
Notes: Lak. c̣uku is assimilated from *c̣iku; on the partial reflection in Lak. of another root, PNC *c̣_ü̆hnV̄ see above. The second consonant, which should have been reflected as *-k- in Av.-And.-Tsez. languages, became early assimilated to the reflex of initial *ʒ (*c̣: in Proto-Av.-And.-Tsez, > *c in PTs). Assimilations and metatheses are quite usual in roots of this type (containing two or more stops), thus the unity of all listed forms does not raise any doubts.
