Proto-Lezghian: *mäs
Meaning: tinder
Lezghian: c̣imac̣ (Khl.)
Agul: mesʷ
Rutul: c̣ɨmäs / c̣ümäs
Tsakhur: c̣imis
Comment: Cf. also Tsakh. Gelm. c̣imes id. The Lezg., Rut. and Tsakh. form reflect the PL compound *c̣ojɨ-mäs (with *c̣ojɨ-, the obl. stem of *c̣aj 'fire', lit. 'fire-tinder'; the Lezg. form underwent assimilation - c̣imac̣ < *c̣imas). Labialisation in Ag. is probably secondary (assimilation to m-, or analogical from the obl. base mes-ura-). 4th class in Rut., but 3d class in Tsakhur.
