Reconstruction:Proto-Andian/mɨc̣c̣i

This Proto-Andian 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-Andian

Alternative forms

• *mɔc̣c̣i

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Avaro-Andian *mɔc̣c̣i.

Reconstruction notes

The alternative form is reconstructed on the basis of Bagvalal and Karata reflexes.

Noun

*mɨc̣c̣i class 3

1. tongue
2. language

Descendants

• Akhvakh: мицӏцӏи́ class 3 (miccʼı̇́)
• Andi: мицӏцӏи class 3 (miccʼi)
• Bagvalal: мисӏсӏ class 3 (missʼ), масӏсӏ (massʼ)
• Botlikh: ми́цӏцӏи class 3 (mı̇́ccʼi)
• Chamalal: мисӏсӏ class 3 (missʼ), ми́цӏцӏи (mı̇́ccʼi)
• Godoberi: мицци́ class 3
• Karata: мацӏцӏи́ class 3
• Tindi: ми́цци class 3

References

• Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎^[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers: “*mic̣:i”
• 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: “*mɨcːʾ-”