Proto-Lezghian: *χarVsʷ / *χasʷVr
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.
