Proto-North Caucasian: *q_wǝ̄ṭV
Meaning: a wooden vessel
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. The root reveals some variation of laryngeal features, typical for roots containing two stops, but in general correspondences are satisfactory. Some other languages reveal similar but irregular forms: cf. Av. ʁud, Arch. χIit 'spoon' - perhaps, old interlingual loanwords.
In PL we would rather expect *q:uṭ, not *q:ʷɨṭ (reconstructed on basis of Kryz. q:ʷaṭ-ɨǯ). It is, in fact, possible that the Kryz. form reflexes a merger with another root, reflected mainly in the Av.-And. area: cf. Av. ʕortó 'a cylinder-shaped vessel' (whence probably Lak. uIrtu 'clay vessel'), PA *q̇ʷVrtV / *ʁʷVrtV > Akhv. q̇oto (Tlan. q̇ortu, Ratl. q̇orto, Tseg. orto) 'a measuring vessel', Tind. ʁʷarta 'mortar'. In that case a reconstruction *q:uṭ is also possible for PL.
