Reconstruction:Proto-Tsezian/bɔc̣ǝ

This Proto-Tsezian 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-Tsezian

Etymology

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Cognates include Proto-Avaro-Andian *bɔc̣ɔ, Proto-Nakh *bHorc̣ and isolate Lak барцӏ (barcʼ).

Noun

*bɔc̣ǝ class 3

wolf

Descendants

East Tsezian:
- Bezhta: бацӏо class 3 (bacʼo)
- Hunzib: баъцӏә class 3 (båc’ə)
West Tsezian:
- Hinukh: боцӏе class 3 (boc’e)
- Khvarshi: боцӏа class 3 (boc’a), боцӏо (boc’o)
- Tsez: боцӏи class 3 (boc’i)

References

Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers: “*bɔc̣ǝ A”
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, volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 136: “*bͻcʾǝ”

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