Proto-Dargwa: *q̇ʷanq̇ / *q̇ʷarq̇
Meaning: 1 heron, bustard 2 crane
Akusha: q̇anq̇ 1
Chiragh: q̇arq̇ 2
Comments: Cf. also Tsud. q̇ʷanq̇ 'heron', Ur. q̇unq̇ 'crane'. The literary (Ak.) word for 'crane' is q:urʁ, which may be an expressive variant of the same root.