Proto-Lezghian: *je(r)χI:ʷ
Meaning: 1 slope, hill-side 2 cheek,one side of anim. snout
Lezghian: jaʁʷ 1
Archi: eχI 2
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Fij. jaχʷa 'slope', Arch. erg. eχI:i (all confirming the reconstruction of *χI:ʷ). The semantic correlation "slope" : "cheek" is rather usual in NC languages. -r- is regularly lost in this position both in Lezg. and in Arch., and may be reconstructed only on basis of external evidence.
