Proto-Lezghian: *c̣ap
Meaning: 1 bend, crook 2 catapult 3 latch (in a mouse-trap)
Lezghian: c̣ap-an 2
Tabasaran: c̣ap 1
Kryz: c̣iṗ 3
Comment: In Lezg. the suffixless root is preserved in the Khl. dialect: c̣ap 'button' ( < 'hook, clasp'). The Kryz. vowel is probably explained by Ablaut (reflecting the oblique base *c̣opV-, with later assimilation -p > -ṗ). 4th class in Kryz.
