Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/wir

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

Compare with Georgian ვირი (viri, “donkey, ass”).

Noun

*wir

1. donkey

Descendants

• Bats: ვირ class jj (vir)
• Vainakh:
  • Chechen: вир class jj (vir)
  • Ingush: вир class jj (vir)