Reconstruction:Proto-Andian/rɔḳʷɔ

This Proto-Andian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Andian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Avaro-Andian *rɔḳʷǝ.

Noun

*rɔḳʷɔ class 3

  1. heart

Descendants

  • Akhvakh: ракӏва́ class 3 (rakʼvá)
  • Andi: рокӏво class 3 (rokʼvo)
  • Bagvalal: ра́кӏва class 3 (rákʼva)
  • Botlikh: ра́кӏва class 3 (rákʼwa)
  • Chamalal: йа̀кӏва class 3 (jàkʼva), ракӏа́ (rakʼá)
  • Godoberi: ракӏва́ class 3
  • Karata: ракӏва́ class 3 (raḳvá)
  • Tindi: ра́кӏва class 3

References

  • Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers:*roḳʷo
  • Schrijver, Peter (2021) “A history of the vowel systems of the Nakh languages (East Caucasian), with special reference to umlaut in Chechen and Ingush”, in Languages of the Caucasus[2], volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 136:*rͻkʾʷǝ