Proto-Lezghian: *sɨwir
Meaning: ramson
Lezghian: sur
Agul: sur
Rutul: sur-käš
Tsakhur: suwī
Comment: Cf. also Lezg. Khl. sur, Ag. Bursh., Fit. sür, Tsakh. prop., Gelm. sɨwij. The most archaic form is preserved in Tsakh. Gelm., all other dialects and languages have contracted reflexes. 3d class in Rut. and Tsakh. [N.B.: the latest MSU recording of the Ag. Bursh. form is s:ür, which is obviously faulty: the word is a member of the minimal pair sür 'wild onion' : s:ür 'throat'].
