Proto-Lezghian: *q:ul
Meaning: 1 hole 2 hearth 3 wall-niche,nest 4window 5village
Lezghian: q:ul 2
Tabasaran: ʁul 5
Agul: ʁul 3
Rutul: ʁul 1,4
Tsakhur: ʁuĺ 4
Udi: ʁIul 4
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. q:ul 'village', Ag. Bursh. ʕul id., Tsakh. Tsakh. q:uĺ, Gelm. ʁuĺ 'window'. Obl. base *q:ule- (cf. Lezg. q:ula-, Tab. ʁula-, Ag. ʁule-, Rut. ʁuli-, Tsakh. ʁule-). 3d class in Rut., but 4th class in Tsakh. The original meaning is obviously 'hole, opening' (subsequently > 'dwelling hole, nest, settlement').
