Proto-North Caucasian: *ɦwmēɦwā ( ~ -ǝ̄)
Meaning: moisture; lake, pool
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. One of the roots with the structure *HRVHV. The original meaning is probably 'moisture, liquid; to become wet, soak' (this root can be both nominal and verbal), with subsequent development > a) 'stream, pool; wet'; b) 'whey, ferment'.
