Proto-Lezghian: *p:al[k]an
Meaning: horse
Lezghian: balḳan
Tsakhur: balkan
Kryz: balkän
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Khl., Akht. p:alk:an. The PL form is somewhat hard to reconstruct: Lezg. and Kryz. forms would point to *p:alƛ̣:an (with a unique combination *-lƛ̣:-); in this case the Tsakh. form should be regarded as a borrowing from Shakh-Dagh languages. On the other hand, peculiar reflexes could be due to the very peculiar cluster *-ltk- in PEC.
