Proto-Dargwa: *=irx-
Meaning: to reap
Akusha: =irš-es
Chiragh: =irx:-
Comments: Cf. also Ur. =irš- id. In PD we must reckon with a contamination of *=ix- 'to reap' (originally without -r- and with a weak -x-) and *mirx: 'sickle' (q.v.). The reflex -š- in Ak. and Ur. clearly points to a weak *-x-, thus the Chirag -x:- is obviously secondary (under influence of mirx: 'sickle'). Cf. also another Chir. derivate: arx:la 'a crooked sickle'.
