Proto-Lezghian: *ʔirχ:ʷar / ʔirχ:ʷan
Meaning: 1 to knit 2 to spin 3 to sew
Tabasaran: u=ʁ- (Düb.) 1
Agul: ruχ- 1
Rutul: χɨ=rχʷa- 1
Tsakhur: hoʔo=χar- 1
Kryz: ruʁ- 3
Budukh: č-uχu-c̣u 2
Archi: χ:em- 1
Comment: Cf. also Ag. Tp. r-uʁa-s 'to knit' (both in Tpig and in Richa the verb also means 'to weave' - a result of merger with PL *ʔiχar 'to weave' q.v.). The Archi -n-conjugation points to a PL variant *ʔirχ:ʷan, which is the most archaic (other languages reflect an assimilated form *ʔirχ:ʷar).
A common Lezghian derivate is PL *jaχ:ʷ(a) 'loom': Lezg. Khl. aχʷar-ar, Ag. aχʷ-ar (Bursh. aχ:ʷ-ar, Fit. aχʷ), Rut. jaχʷ. Cf. perhaps also Lezg. barʁ-ar (Migr. awaʁ-ar) 'shredded hemp fibres', which can be also derived from the same root.
