Proto-Nakh: *ḳaj ( ~ -ā-)
Meaning: handle (of a cauldron, bucket)
Chechen: ḳaj
Ingush: ḳaj
Comments: 3d class in both languages. Because there is no Bacb. parallel, several reconstructions are possible (with *-b-, *-d-, *-g-, *-j- or *-w-); *-j is chosen because of external evidence.
