Proto-Nakh: *=ʕābχ-V(n)
Meaning: hot
Chechen: =owχa
Ingush: =ʕajχa
Batsbi: =apχẽ
Comments: This adjective is a derivate from a verbal root *=ʕōbχ-/*=ʕēbχ-, reflected in Bacb. =epχ-dar 'to warm up' (dur.), =opχ-dar id. (term. = Chech. =oχ-dan). Cf. also other Bacb. derivates: jopχ "heat", dopχ "sweat", dapχ-na "heat", japχol "warmth".