Proto-North Caucasian: *χɦwɨ̆mχV
Meaning: cheek; buttock
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. Inspite of some minor problems (due to the expressive nature of the root), the reconstruction seems rather secure. Cf. also Hurr. χaχli 'cheek' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 61).