Proto-Lezghian: *k:im
Meaning: 1 godeḳan 2 tower
Lezghian: k:im 1
Tabasaran: gim 1
Agul: gim 2
Rutul: gim 1
Tsakhur: gim 1 (Mishl.)
Kryz: gan-gah 1
Budukh: gin-ǵa 1
Udi: gim-gä 1
Comment: 3d class in all class-distinguishing languages. Obl. base *k:imɨ- (Lezg. k:imi-, Tab., Ag. gimi-, Rut. gima-, Tsakh. Mishl. gimɨ-). The Shakhdagh and Udi languages (cf. also Tsakh. proper gim-ga) possibly reflect a compound with Pers. gah 'place' as the second part (in this case the form *gimgah had spread from one of these languages into others rather recently).
See Хайдаков 1973, 80.
