Proto-Lezghian: *ʔäχa
Meaning: to chop, cut
Lezghian: χa-
Rutul: s-ä=χa-
Tsakhur: ǵa=aχa-
Comment: Cf. Lezg. pret. χa-na, Tsakh. q-a=χa- 'to chop, split', qɨta=χa- 'to tear off, break off', ǵ-o=χa- 'to mow'. The verb belongs to the strong class in PL. In Rut. and Tsakh. the stem is used only with preverbs (the notation ǵa=χ:-, qɨta=χ:- in the MSU edition is faulty: cf. ibid. qa-χ-).
A derivate from this root is PL *(ʔä)χV-r(a) 'wound', reflected in Lezg. χer, Kryz. χɨr.
