North Caucasian etymology : Query result

Proto-North Caucasian: *ḳwVrḳV

Meaning: something round or rotating

Proto-Nakh: *ḳurḳḳ- ( ~ -ū-)

Proto-Avaro-Andian: *ḳʷarḳV-

Proto-Tsezian: *ḳuḳV- ( ~ -o-)

Proto-Lezghian: *ḳVrḳVr

Proto-Khinalug: ḳarḳɨr

Proto-West Caucasian: *ḳʷǝḳʷǝ-

Notes: An expressive reduplicated NC root (one of a series of roots with the structure *KwVrV / *KwVrKV meaning 'round, circular'). Cf. especially the PNC verbal root *=ăḳŭr 'to roll, rotate'. The Khin. word may be borrowed from Kryz.