Proto-North Caucasian: *Hnɨ̆rkwV̆
Meaning: a k. of tree
Notes: A Nakh-Lezg. isogloss. The root structure *HNVRCV̆ regularly yields PN *RVCV (r- > d-) and PL *RVCV; we do not reconstruct *rHVCV̆ (*rHɨ̆kwV) because Nakh does not have any trace of laryngeal.