Proto-Tsezian: *bõƛ̣V A
Meaning: 1 beak 2 mouth, lip
Tsezi: buƛ̣i 1
Ginukh: miƛ̣u 1
Khvarshi: maƛ̣u (Radzhibov)
Inkhokvari: maIƛ̣u 2
Bezhta: moƛ̣o 1
Gunzib: moƛ̣o 1
Comments: PTsKh *bũƛ̣V (in Inkh., Khvarsh. and Gin. one must suppose a vowel metathesis); PGB *mɨƛ̣o. Pharyngealized articulation recorded sometimes in Cez. (buIƛ̣i) and Inkh. (maIƛ̣u) must be secondary. Cf. also Gin. miƛ̣o-qoju 'bridle' = Tsez. moIƛ̣o-qow id. (preserving nasalisation).
