Proto-North Caucasian: *lVjs_V ( ~ ɫ-,-cw-)
Meaning: narrow; dense
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Except for metathesis in PL (usual in adjectival roots), correspondences are regular. Note the preservation of *-j- (which caused the development -s- (or -c-) > -sṭ-) in the PN form.
