Proto-North Caucasian: *q̇welʕǝ (~ -ʡ-, -ō)
Meaning: mouse
Notes: A Lak.-Lezg. isogloss; for phonetic reasons this root must be kept separate from PNC *ɦnǝ̄q̇_wǝ̄ 'mouse' q.v. If we assume a suffix in PD *q̇ur-k:V 'rat' (Ak. q̇urga, Ur. q̇urgu etc.), this form could also belong here (*q̇ur-k:V < *q̇ul-k:V).