Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/lVC

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.
This Proto-Nakh entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Nakh

Etymology

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Reconstruction notes

The structure is unknown. The Chechen development of form is similar to *gub and *jub, whereas Ingush development of form is similar to *gag.

Noun

*lVC (stem *lVC-)

  1. roe deer

Descendants

  • Vainakh:
    • Chechen: лӯ class dd (luu)
    • Ingush: лийг class dd (liı̇g) (< *lVC-iḳ)

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