References:ND 849 *kEč̣[U] ~ *k[ü]č̣[U] 'knife' (Ural. + incorr. TM + some Chad. and Bj. + Georg. kič̣o < NC). Cf. *ḳVCV. ?Cf. also Kartv. *ḳwec-, *q̇wec- 'to cut' (in ND 992 *ḳUćV ~ *q̇- 'to shorten by cutting', as well as 998 *ḳUc̣V 'to cut/chop into small pieces' - but in fact with no comparanda).