Proto-Lezghian: *ḳ[u]rč̣(a)
Meaning: dung: 1 of small animals 2 of birds 3 of sheep
Kryz: ḳäč̣, ḳäč̣e 1
Budukh: ḳič̣aʡ 2
Archi: ḳurč̣ 3
Comment: An expressive root with some violation of vocalic correspondences (Kryz. -ä- is irregular); Bud. and the Kryz. variant ḳäč̣e reflect a suffixed form (with a rare laryngeal suffix). 4th class in all languages.