Proto-Lezghian: *hIic̣-
Meaning: 1 ankle 2 joint 3 shin, shank
Agul: ic̣ul 1,2
Rutul: jic̣ɨn 2
Kryz: ʕac̣a (ǯiga) 3
Comment: Cf. also Ag. Bursh. c̣ul/jic̣ul 'joint; vertebra', Fit., Burk. ic̣ul 'vertebra'. The Kryz. form literally means "a full (ʕac̣a) place", which is of course a folk etymology. The root occurs only with suffixes (-ul in Ag., -a < *-aj in Kryz., -in in Rut.). An expressive modification (phonetically not quite clear) of the same root may be Tab. bic̣nac̣ 'joint; ankle'.
