Proto-North Caucasian: *ʒ_ǟnkwV̄
Meaning: skin
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Lak. c̣uku 'goat' does not belong here (see *ʒ_ɨ̄kV 'goat'); however, Lak. c̣uku-ls:a 'goat skin' can represent a merger of these two roots. The PL form presupposes rather *-mk- than *-nkw-, thus variants may have existed.