Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/pšel
Proto-Nakh
Etymology
Derived from *pša (“ice”).
Noun
*pšel (stem *pšel-)
Derived terms
- *pšeliᶰ (“cold”) (adj.)
Descendants
- Vainakh:
- ⇒ Chechen: шелдан (šeldan, “to cool”)
- ⇒ Ingush: шелде (šelde, “to cool”)
- Bats: ფშელ (pšel)
References
- Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers: “*pšē-l”