Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/bHaarc̣oᶰ

This Proto-Nakh 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.
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Proto-Nakh

Etymology

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Cognates include Proto-Avaro-Andian *q̇ʷirc̣omi and Lak вилцӏун (wilcʼun). Compare also Proto-Georgian-Zan *barc̣₁- (barren, sterile (of cattle, livestock)).

Reconstruction notes

Perhaps the direct stem should be reconstructed as *bHirc̣oᶰ, and the oblique stem as *bHaarc̣an-. For this type of alternation, see *ip (mill race), *imkal (camel), *inḳala (glass).

Noun

*bHaarc̣oᶰ (stem *bHaarc̣an-)

  1. mule; hinny

Descendants

  • Bats: ბჵარწოჼ class dd (b'arc̣õ)
  • Vainakh:

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