Proto-Lezghian: *q̇Iʷa[r]ṭ-ol
Meaning: 1 belt 2 lace 3 braid
Lezghian: q̇ʷeṭel 2
Tabasaran: q̇Iʷaṭal 3
Agul: q̇Iaṭul 1
Kryz: q̇äṭɨl 2
Budukh: q̇olṭal 1
Comment: 4th class in all class-distinguishing languages. The medial resonant is not clear: Bud. seems to point to *-l- or *-r- (assimilated to the final -l), but other languages do not reflect any liquid. The stem is probably derived: cf. Arch. q̇Ieṭ 'a pleat in the upper part of trousers for inserting the belt' - although the vocalism in this form is not quite clear.
