Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. A very stable and regular root, which is probably explained by the importance of nettle in the East Caucasian household (it is frequently added to all kinds of food).
Abdokov (1983, 108) compares the EC root with PAK *pča-sanǝ / *pča-sǝranǝ 'nettle'; the word is rather obscure, and the phonetic correspondence between EC and WC is irregular, so this etymology should rather be rejected.
