Proto-Nakh: *č̣iw ( / *č̣uj)
Meaning: 1 ramrod 2 knitting needle 3 shuttle, spool
Chechen: č̣ū 1,3
Ingush: č̣ij 1,3
Batsbi: č̣uj 2
Comments: 6th class in all languages. The meaning 'sharp thing, sharp stick' is also present in anatomic compounds: Chech. č̣ū-nosta 'tibial bone, fibula', Ing. č̣ij-nosta id., Chech. č̣ū-pħars 'funny-bone, ulna'. The PN form was borrowed in Cham. č̣iwa (Gig. č̣iwa) 'sabre'.
