Proto-Lezghian: *merƛ̣:ʷ
Meaning: 1 ice 2 icy water
Lezghian: murk 1
Tabasaran: mirk: 1
Agul: merk:ʷ 1
Rutul: mɨk 1
Tsakhur: mɨk 1
Kryz: mɨk 1
Budukh: muk 1
Archi: muƛ̣:á-ƛ̣: 2
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. erg. murḳadi, Khl. mɨrk, mɨrk:adi, Tab. Kand. merk:, Düb. mirk:i. 4th class in Rut., Tsakh., but 3d class in Kryz., Bud. and Archi. Obl. base *merƛ̣:ʷɨ-, cf. Tsakh. mɨk:ɨ- (most other languages reflect only consonantal obl. bases). The Archi word is a historical subessive case ("under the ice").
See Trubetzkoy 1930, 83; Лексика 1971, 189; Гигинейшвили 1977, 70.
