Proto-North Caucasian: *=is_Vn
Meaning: to melt, thaw
Notes: A Lak-Lezg. isogloss. The position of PN *=aš- 'to melt' is uncertain. It does not fit very well into the PNC root *=ĭc̣wĂr- q.v., but it also does not correspond quite regularly to the Lak. and Lezg. forms with -s:-. Perhaps we should reconstruct *=ic_wVn (the reflex of *-c_w- in PN is actually unknown and could well be -š-). The matter requires further investigation.
