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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *χarVsʷ / *χasʷVr
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 spider 2 spider's web
Lezghian: χüšre-kan 1
Tabasaran: χaš̌ / χʷaš̌ 1
Rutul: χaš (Shin.) 2
Tsakhur: χawsi (Gelm.) 2
Archi: ḳʷeṭ-χʷarši 2
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Akht. mihman-χaš 'spider', Rut. Shin. χašamkal id., Tab. Düb. χašχaš id. The original hissing sibilant is preserved in Tsakh.; it shifted to *š (*šʷ) in other languages due to a merger with another PL root, *χʷärčVj 'worm' q.v. - both roots are very actively contaminating in modern Lezghian languages.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-tab,lezget-rut,lezget-cak,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,

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