Proto-Lezghian: *š(ʷ)Vrṭ / *č̣VIrṭ
Meaning: 1 bird 2 nestling, young of birds
Tabasaran: č̣aIrṭ 2
Tsakhur: šiṭ 1
Comment: The Tab. and Tsakh. forms are probably related (cf. perhaps also Rut. č̣ʷed 'jackdaw, rook'), although the correspondences between initial consonants and vowels are irregular (due to the root's expressive nature).
