Proto-Tsezian: *hĩč̣- ( ~ ħ-)
Meaning: to fear, be afraid
Bezhta: hĩč̣- (Tlad.)
Gunzib: hĩč̣-
Comments: PGB *hĩč̣- (cf. also Khosh. hič̣- / hic̣-). There exists also a nominal stem: PGB *hĩč̣u > Bezht. Tlad. hĩč̣ö, Khosh. hic̣o 'fright', Gunz. hĩč̣u 'scarecrow'.