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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *ṗVrḳV / *ṗVrḳVCV
Meaning: whirligig, humming-top
Proto-Nakh: *marq̇V-
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *birḳu
Proto-Tsezian: *ṗVz(:)Vḳ-/ḳVṗVz(:)-
Proto-Dargwa: *c̣iripan
Proto-Lezghian: *ṗVḳVrCV- /*ḳVṗVrCV-
Notes: All the listed variants seem to share a vague resemblance to the sound type *PVRKV / *PVRKVCV- (sometimes with metatheses), but of course it is impossible to make a precise reconstruction for an expressive "nursery word" like this.
caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-aand,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,

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