Protoform: *=išV-
Meaning: 1 big 2 large 3 thick
Andian language: =iši 3
Akhvakh: =iše-da-be 2
Chamalal: gošha-b 1
Comments: The Cham. form goes back to *gʷ-išV- with an obscure (expressive?) prefix; the reflex -šh- is also exceptional (normally *-š- > Cham. -h-). Cf. also Akhv. Tseg., Tlan. =ešel-da-b, Ratl. =išel-da-b 'large'; Cham. Gig. =iši 'big' (used only in plural).
