Proto-Lezghian: *mäIt:
Meaning: treacle, syrup
Lezghian: med
Tabasaran: med
Kryz: mäṭ
Comment: Cf. also Tab. Düb. maIj, Khan. mer id. 4th class in Kryz. Unclear is the glottalisation *-t: > -ṭ in Kryz. The obl. base can be reconstructed as *mäIt:ɨ- or *mäIt:e- (cf. Lezg. met:i-). Some Lezg. form was the source of Azer. mät 'sediment, treacle'.