Proto-Lezghian: *ʔek:V-
Meaning: 1 to grow, put on weight 2 many, much
Rutul: l-e=g- 1
Tsakhur: ge-d 2
Udi: ge-le 2
Comment: The word for 'much, many' in Tsakh. and Ud. is probably derived (with vowel reduction) from a verb stem 'to grow', preserved only in Rut.