Proto-Lezghian: *jiq̇Iʷ
Meaning: 1 back 2 waist 3 middle 4 in the middle
Lezghian: juq̇ 2,3
Tabasaran: juq̇I 2
Agul: iq̇I 3
Rutul: jɨq̇I 1
Tsakhur: jɨq̇I 1
Kryz: jiq̇ 1,2
Budukh: jiq̇-iǯ 1
Archi: iʁI-da 4
Udi: biʁI / bɨʁI 3
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Kand. jiq̇, Düb. jiq̇i, Ag. Bursh. jiq̇I, Tp., Burk. jaʡ, Fit. jiq̇. Obl. base *jiq̇Iʷa-, cf. Lezg. juq̇ʷa-, Tab. juq̇Iʷa-, Tsakh. jɨq̇Ia-. Ud. biʁI < *wiq̇I < *jiq̇Iʷ. 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages. Cf. also derived adverbs: Tsakh. jiq̇Ia-l, Tab. (with reduction) q̇Ia-la-qI 'behind' (lit. 'on the back'); Arch. q̇Ia-na-k ( < *jiq̇Iʷa-na-k) 'inside', Kryz. jiq̇-iče id. (perhaps also Ud. bo-š < *bɨʁIo-š 'inside').
See Лексика 1971, 126; Талибов 1980, 307.
