Reconstruction:Proto-Avaro-Andian/ħiri

Proto-Avaro-Andian

Adjective

*ħiri

1. red

Noun

*ħiri

1. blood

Descendants

• Avar :
  • Avar: багӏараб (baʻarab)
• Andic :
  • Andi: гьири (hiri)
  • Akhvakh-Tindi
    • Akhvakh: гьирида (hirida)
    • Karata-Tindi
      • Karata: гьероб (herob), гьери (heri, “blood”)
      • Botlikh-Tindi
        • Botlikh: гьири (hiri, “blood”)
        • Godoberi: гьири (hiri)
        • Chamalal: эъуб (eʔub)
        • Bagvalal-Tindi
          • Bagvalal: гьер (her, “blood”)
          • Tindi: гьери (heri, “blood”)

References

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