Proto-Lezghian: *χʷel:
Meaning: 1 furrow 2 plot (of land) 3 a grass-covered stripe around the ploughed field
Lezghian: χʷal 1
Tabasaran: χul 1
Agul: χul 1
Kryz: xil 1
Archi: χot:on 3
Udi: χIal 2
Comment: The Archi word contains a frequent nominal suffix -n. Cf. also Lezg. Khl. χʷal, Tab. Düb. χul, Ag. Bursh. χul. Obl. base *χʷel:a- (cf. Lezg. χʷala-, Tab. Düb. χuli-). 3d class in Kryz., but 4th class in Archi. Initial x- in Kryz. is quite irregular - probably result of contamination with xel "trace".
