Proto-North Caucasian: *HV̆ǯVw-
Meaning: to itch, to hurt
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. An expressive root; some languages have reflexes of a similar root with a hissing consonant: cf. Chech. zuz (züza-) 'itch, rash', Av. zu-n- / zun-ṭ- 'to have a shooting pain'; Ud. zizi 'ache, pain'; Khin. izä-q̇i 'to itch'.