Proto-West-Caucasian: *q:ǝ
Meaning: to be benumbed,dumbfounded (by cold,surprise etc.)
Adyghe: q:ǝ-n
Kabardian: q:ǝ-n
Ubykh: q(ǝ)-
Comments: PAK *q:ǝ- (see Kuipers 64); Ub. sǝ-qǝ́-n. In Shapsugh the verb also means 'to harden' (which may be a contamination with another WC root, *q:ʷa q.v.).