Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳVdwǝ ( ~ -o)
Meaning: bush; bunch(of grapes),ear(of corn)
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. As usual in roots with two stops, there occur metatheses of laryngeal features (PL *k:[ɨ]ṭ < *ḳ[ɨ]t:). The medial -r-in Andian is probably secondary (*ḳʷordo < *ḳʷodV-rV, cf. the PN form). Since there are problems with the PL vocalism, the PEC vocalic reconstruction is also not clear. Despite this, the etymology seems generally plausible.
