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

1. 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^[1], 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^[2], volume 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 136: “*bͻcʾǝ”